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Commotion (1938 – 1960) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare who raced during World War II and was best known for winning the classic Oaks Stakes in 1941. After racing over sprint distances, she was stepped up in distance the substitute "New ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE civil ▪ Please also note General Exclusion 7b - no cover is provided for loss or damage caused by riots or civil commotion . ▪ Missed departure Strike, riot or civil commotion in respect of which a warning has been ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: disturbance , disruption , stir , flutter , hurly burly , to-do , hoo-ha , hoo-hah , kerfuffle ] the act of making a noisy disturbance [syn: din , ruction ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., from Middle French commocion "violent motion, agitation" (12c., Modern French commotion ), from Latin commotionem (nominative commotio ) "violent motion, agitation," noun of action from past participle stem of commovere "to move, disturb," from ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A state of turbulent motion. 2 An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Commotion \Com*mo"tion\, n. [L. commotio: cf. F. commotion. See Motion .] Disturbed or violent motion; agitation. [What] commotion in the winds ! --Shak. A popular tumult; public disturbance; riot. When ye shall hear of wars and commotions. --Luke xxi. ...
Usage examples of commotion.
Besides this commotion, plus being excited at seeing real live hillbilly stars such as Country Boy Eddie and his sidekick Butter Bean in person, was it any wonder that nurse Ethylene Buck was all atwitter that night?
Ayla was sewing the finishing beadwork onto the white leather tunic when she heard a commotion from the Fox Hearth.
His eyes closed just as, at long last, a sudden commotion belowstairs announced the arrival of Thomas with Mr.
They made their cautious way toward the bridgeway with Reacher and the prowlers afoot, eliminating the occasional sentry without commotion.
They reached the cabins just as some kind of commotion started down by the jetty: shouting, the splash of something heavy falling into the river.
During this commotion among the Cameronians, the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow were filled with tumults.
The commotion begins at the highest limits of the cirri, and even at greater elevations.
Foss here heard the commotion in town, and we decided to come out here and have a look-see.
Luthien heard a commotion behind him, just around the bend, and knew that the closest cyclopian had gone down.
An enterprising demimondaine began taking bets in the hallway from the men and girls who had flooded the stairs to view the commotion.
Then all was shouting and commotion as Bakkat spurred forward from beside her, and raced to where Jim stood, dragging Drumfire on the lead rein after him.
He was halfway through enciphering it when there was a commotion in the yard outside as a fine coach rolled in.
In commotion, voicing their displeasure, the last stragglers entered the room in a cloud of ambiguous smoke, the heavy jade-inlaid doors swung shut and were locked, the houselights were dimmed, the music track segued to romantic disco, the comic took the mike, and the auction was on.
As a resident of Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada, an aluminum smelter town just south of the Alaska Panhandle, I was quite directly aware of the Amchitka commotion.
Suddenly there was a commotion in Room C, and the monkeys in that room burst out in wild screeches.