commotion
noun
[ kəˈməʊʃ(ə)n ]
• a state of confused and noisy disturbance.
• "she was distracted by a commotion across the street"
Similar:
disturbance,
racket,
uproar,
tumult,
ruckus,
clamour,
brouhaha,
furore,
hue and cry,
palaver,
fuss,
stir,
to-do,
storm,
maelstrom,
melee,
turmoil,
disorder,
confusion,
chaos,
mayhem,
havoc,
pandemonium,
upheaval,
unrest,
fracas,
riot,
breach of the peace,
disruption,
agitation,
excitement,
hurly-burly,
hubbub,
disquiet,
ferment,
bother,
folderol,
bustle,
hustle and bustle,
donnybrook,
tamasha,
bangarang,
song and dance,
pantomime,
production,
rumpus,
ruction,
ructions,
ballyhoo,
hoo-ha,
hullabaloo,
aggro,
argy-bargy,
carry-on,
kerfuffle,
row,
stink,
splash,
hoopla,
foofaraw,
bobsy-die,
affray,
broil,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin commotio(n- ), from com- ‘altogether’ + motio (see motion).
