commotion

commotion
n
1. turmoil, tumult, turbulence, storm, storm and stress, squall, tempest, hurly-burly; disorder, chaos, confusion, upheaval; disquiet, unrest, disturbance, distraction, excitement, furor, agitation, disruption, perturbation, Sl. flap; bother, pother, trouble, fuss, fuss and feathers, Inf. to-do, Inf. foofa-raw, Inf. stew, Inf. tizzy, Sl. lather, Sl. hoo-ha; ado, bustle, stir, activity, motion, movement.
2. uproar, racket, noise, hubbub, fracas, rumpus, Inf. ruckus; melee, hullaballoo, brouhaha, affray, brawl, broil, embroilment, imbroglio.
3. violence, fury, frenzy, rage; cataclysm, convulsion, eruption, outburst, explosion, fulmination.
4. sedition, insurrection, rebellion, insurgence; riot, revolt, revolution, uprising, mutiny.

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