Commotion - English meaning

noun

A noisy and overexcited reaction or response to something.

Usage examples:

The brouhaha over those infamous commercials

noun

A lot of noise or angry complaining about something

Usage examples:

The brouhaha over his latest novel

noun

Complete disorder and confusion.

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Snow caused chaos in the region

noun

A state of disorder and confusion

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Repairs to the major highway this summer will bring chaos to commuters., the house is a little chao…

noun

A state of total confusion with no order

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Snow and ice have caused chaos on the roads., ever since our secretary walked out, the office has b…

noun

A loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting.

Usage examples:

The questions rose to a clamour

verb

(of a group of people) shout loudly and insistently.

Usage examples:

The surging crowds clamoured for attention

verb

To make a loud complaint or demand

Usage examples:

The children were all clamouring for attention., [ + to infinitive ] she clamours to go home as soo…

noun

Uncertainty about what is happening, intended, or required.

Usage examples:

There seems to be some confusion about which system does what

noun

A lack of understanding, or a state of disorder

Usage examples:

[ c ] she writes about the confusions of her life., [ u ] in the confusion, i lost my wallet.

noun

A situation in which people do not understand what is happening, what they should do or who someone or something is

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There seems to be some confusion over who is actually giving the talk., to avoid confusion, the twi…

noun

A state of confusion.

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The world 's currency markets were in disorder

verb

Disrupt the systematic functioning or neat arrangement of.

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They are disordering the political landscape

noun

A state in which objects or conditions are in no particular order; lack of system or planned organization

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The room was in such disorder that she couldn’t find anything., [ c ] a mental/physical disorder, […

noun

The interruption of a settled and peaceful condition.

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A helicopter landing can cause disturbance to residents

noun

Something that interrupts you, esp. something loud or causing trouble

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You must take care of yourself and avoid upsetting disturbances., the disturbance became a typhoon …

noun

Something that interrupts someone or makes someone feel worried

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Residents are tired of the disturbance caused by the nightclub., phone calls are the biggest distur…

noun

An outbreak of public anger or excitement.

Usage examples:

The verdict raised a furore over the role of courtroom psychiatry

noun

A sudden excited or angry reaction to something by a lot of people

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The government's decision to raise taxes has caused a great furore., furore over the furore over hi…

noun

A display of unnecessary or excessive excitement, activity, or interest.

Usage examples:

I don't know what all the fuss is about

verb

Show unnecessary or excessive concern about something.

Usage examples:

She's always fussing about her food

noun

A show of anger, worry, or excitement that is unnecessary or greater than the situation deserves

Usage examples:

Make such a fuss she made such a fuss when richard spilled a drop of wine on her blouse!, fuss abou…

noun

Widespread destruction.

Usage examples:

The hurricane ripped through florida causing havoc

verb

Lay waste to; devastate.

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The lack of participants is associated to a large storm that havocked latvia in january 2005 and up…

noun

Confusion and lack of order that result in damage or trouble

Usage examples:

The storm created complete havoc in the park.

idiom

A noisy expression of public anger or disapproval

Usage examples:

Great hue and cry there has been a great hue and cry about the council's plans to close the school.

noun

A powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river.

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Together they stood in the foretops and conned the ship in through the seething maelstrom of the eq…

noun

A situation in which there is great confusion, disagreement, or violence

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It was a country in turmoil, caught up in a maelstrom of change.

noun

Violent or extreme disorder; chaos.

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Complete mayhem broke out

noun

Confused activity or excitement, sometimes involving destructive violence

Usage examples:

The movie includes a considerable amount of violence and mayhem.

noun

A confused fight or scuffle.

Usage examples:

Several people were hurt in the melee

noun

A situation that is confused and not under control, esp. a fight involving a number of people

Usage examples:

A melee erupted in the stands near the end of the game.

noun

Unnecessarily elaborate or complex procedure.

Usage examples:

There's a lot of palaver involved

verb

Talk unproductively and at length.

Usage examples:

It's too hot for palavering

noun

Wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar.

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There was complete pandemonium—everyone just panicked

noun

Noisy confusion and wild excitement

Usage examples:

Pandemonium erupted in the courtroom when the verdict was read.

noun

A bat with a round or oval frame strung with catgut, nylon, etc., used especially in tennis, badminton, and squash.

Usage examples:

A squash racket

verb

Make or move with a loud unpleasant noise.

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Trains racketed by

noun

An object consisting of a net fixed tightly to an oval frame with a long handle, used in various sports for hitting a ball

Usage examples:

A tennis/squash racket, who’s making such a racket?

noun

A row or commotion.

Usage examples:

A child is raising a ruckus in class

verb

Move a spoon or other implement round in (a liquid or other substance) in order to mix it thoroughly.

Usage examples:

Desmond stirred his tea and ate a biscuit

noun

A slight physical movement.

Usage examples:

I stood, straining eyes and ears for the faintest stir

noun

Prison.

Usage examples:

I've spent twenty-eight years in stir

noun

A violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.

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These kinds of storms can produce rain, hail snow, thunder and lightning.

verb

Move angrily or forcefully in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

She burst into tears and stormed off

noun

An extreme weather condition with strong winds and heavy rain or snow

Usage examples:

The storm left over a foot of snow on the ground., the new rent regulations raised a storm of criti…

noun

A loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people.

Usage examples:

A tumult of shouting and screaming broke out

noun

Noise and excitement, or a state of confusion, change, or uncertainty

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[ u ] mental tumult, [ c usually sing ] a tumult of emotion, [ u ] the garden sits amid the tumult …

noun

A state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty.

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The country was in turmoil

noun

A state of extreme confusion, uncertainty, or lack of order

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Her mind was in turmoil., she grew up in the turmoil of the 1960s.

contraction

One.

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A good 'un

prefix

(added to adjectives, participles, and their derivatives) denoting the absence of a quality or state; not.

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Unabashed

prefix

(added to verbs) denoting the reversal or cancellation of an action or state.

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Untie

noun

A violent or sudden change or disruption to something.

Usage examples:

Major upheavals in the financial markets

noun

(a) great change, causing or involving difficulty or trouble

Usage examples:

[ u ] the long garbage strike in 1970 caused much political upheaval.

noun

A loud and impassioned noise or disturbance.

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The room was in an uproar

noun

Loud complaints esp. by angry people, or a noisy state of confusion

Usage examples:

[ c ] there was an uproar over the proposed rent increases.