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Commotion Common

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Commotion has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a disorderly outburst or tumult

"they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"

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"

4

A state of turbulent motion.

Example Sentences
"they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" noun
"he was caught up in a whirl of work" noun
"a commotion of people fought for the exits" noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
disorder disturbance movement
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
convulsion earthquake incident stir storm storm center tumult bustle
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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