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com·mo·tion
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ʃən
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noun
1.
violent or tumultuous motion; agitation; noisy disturbance:
What's all the commotion in the hallway?
2.
political or social disturbance or upheaval; sedition; insurrection.
Origin:
1520–30;
<
Latin
commōtiōn-
(stem of
commōtiō
), equivalent to
commōt
(
us
) past participle of
commovēre
to
commove
+
-iōn-
-ion
Related forms
com·mo·tion·al,
adjective
com·mo·tive,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
disorder, turmoil, tumult, riot, turbulence, bustle.
See
ado.
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commotion
(kəˈməʊʃən)
—
n
1.
violent disturbance; upheaval
2.
political insurrection; disorder
3.
a confused noise; din
[C15: from Latin
commōtiō,
from
commovēre
to throw into disorder, from
com-
(intensive) +
movēre
to
move
]
com'motional
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
commotion
late 14c., from M.Fr. commocion "violent motion, agitation," from L. commotionem (nom. commotio), from commotus, pp. of commovere "to move, disturb," from com- "together" + movere "to move" (see
move
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases
commotion
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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