Related Searches
on Ask.com
6 dictionary results for: commotion
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
com·mo·tion
[kuh-moh-shuh
n] Pronunciation Key
[kuh-moh-shuh
n] Pronunciation Key –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. |
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| com·mo·tion
(kə-mō'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English commocioun, from Old French commotion, from Latin commōtiō, commōtiōn-, from commōtus, past participle of commovēre, to disturb : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + movēre, to move; see meuə- in Indo-European roots.] |
(Download Now or Buy the Book)
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
commotion
commotion
c.1390, 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, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| commotion | |
noun | |
| 1. | a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: disturbance] |
| 2. | the act of making a noisy disturbance |
| 3. | confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits" [syn: whirl] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This
commotion
see cause a commotion.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Commotion
Com*mo"tion\, n. [L. commotio: cf. F. commotion. See Motion.]1. Disturbed or violent motion; agitation. [What] commotion in the winds ! --Shak. 2. A popular tumult; public disturbance; riot. When ye shall hear of wars and commotions. --Luke xxi. 9. 3. Agitation, perturbation, or disorder, of mind; heat; excitement. "He could not debate anything without some commotion." --Clarendon. Syn: Excitement; agitation; perturbation; disturbance; tumult; disorder; violence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Copyright © 2008, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.













