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commotion
Overview of noun commotion
The noun commotion has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (6) disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle -- (a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused")
2. (2) commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult -- (the act of making a noisy disturbance)
3. whirl, commotion -- (confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun commotion
3 senses of commotion
Sense 1
disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
=> disorder
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult
=> disturbance
=> motion, movement, move, motility
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
whirl, commotion
=> movement, motion
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun commotion
2 of 3 senses of commotion
Sense 1
disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
=> convulsion, turmoil, upheaval
=> earthquake
=> incident
=> stir, splash
=> storm, tempest
=> storm center, storm centre
=> tumult, tumultuousness, uproar, garboil
Sense 2
commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult
=> bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun commotion
3 senses of commotion
Sense 1
disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
=> disorder
Sense 2
commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult
=> disturbance
Sense 3
whirl, commotion
=> movement, motion
Antonyms of noun commotion
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Substance Holonyms of noun commotion
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Meronyms of noun commotion
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Attributes of noun commotion
Derived Forms of noun commotion
Domain of noun commotion
Domain Terms of noun commotion
Familiarity of noun commotion
commotion used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun commotion
3 senses of commotion
Sense 1
disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
> disorder
=> anarchy, lawlessness
=> instability
=> confusion
=> rioting, riot
=> rowdiness, rowdyism, roughness, disorderliness
=> disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
=> discord, strife
=> turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang
Sense 2
commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult
> disturbance
=> circus, carnival
=> disorganization, disorganisation
=> disruption, perturbation
=> commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult
=> furor, furore
=> havoc, mayhem
=> melee, scrimmage, battle royal
=> agitation, excitement, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloo
=> outburst, tumultuous disturbance
=> rampage, violent disorder
=> upset, derangement, overthrow
Sense 3
whirl, commotion
> movement, motion
=> crustal movement, tectonic movement
=> approach, approaching
=> passing, passage
=> deflection, deflexion
=> bending, bend
=> change of location, travel
=> wave, undulation
=> jitter
=> periodic motion, periodic movement
=> heave
=> recoil, repercussion, rebound, backlash
=> recoil, kick
=> seek
=> squeeze, wring
=> throw, stroke, cam stroke
=> turning, turn
=> twist, wrench
=> undulation
=> wave, moving ridge
=> wobble
=> whirl, commotion
=> Brownian movement, Brownian motion, pedesis
Meronyms of noun commotion
3 senses of commotion
Holonyms of noun commotion
Grep of noun commotion
commotion
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