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commotion (s) (noun), commotions (pl)
1. A state of confusion and noisy disturbances: Shirley was upset by all of the commotion that was going on across the street from her house where they were having a late party.
2. Etymology: from Latin com-, "together" + movere, "to move".
Violent motion or disturbance and confusion.
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This entry is located in the following units: com-, co-, cog-, col-, con-, cor- (page 2) mot-, moto-, -motile, -motility, -motorial, -motoric, -motive, -motored; mov- (page 1) -tion (page 5)
A unit related to: “commotion”
turb-, turbin-, turbo-, turbu-
(Latin: uproar, commotion, disorderly, agitated, confusion; whirl, whirlwind)