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EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary//There was a sudden commotion when the actress entered the restaurant.//the commotion created when the nation's top rock band arrived in town
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryFirst Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French commocion, from Latin commotion-, commotio, from commovēre — see commovecommotion
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
- a state of noisy, confused activity //the commotion created when the nation's top rock band arrived in townSynonymsFirst Known Use15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and EtymologyMiddle English, from Anglo-French commocion, from Latin commotion-, commotio, from commovēre — see commovecommotionnoun
Synonyms & Antonyms
- a state of noisy, confused activity //the commotion created when the nation's top rock band arrived in town