English-Thai Dictionary

commotion

N ความ สับสนวุ่นวาย  ruckus confusion disorder kwam-sab-son-wun-wai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COMMOTION

n. 1. Agitation; as the commotion of the sea.
2. Tumult of people; disturbance; disorder, which may amount at times to sedition or insurrection; as the commotions of a state.
When ye hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified. Luke 21:9.
3. Agitation; perturbation; disorder of mind; heat; excitement.
He could not debate without commotion.

 

COMMOTIONER

n.One who excites commotion.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COMMOTION

Com *mo "tion, n. Etym: [L. commotio: cf. F. commotion. See Motion. ]

 

1. Disturbed or violent motion; agitation. [What ] commotion in the winds! Shak.

 

2. A popular tumult; public disturbance; riot. When ye shall hear of wars and commotions. Luke xxi. 9.

 

3. Agitation, perturbation, or disorder, of mind; heat; excitement. "He could not debate anything without some commotion. " Clarendon.

 

Syn. -- Excitement; agitation; perturbation; disturbance; tumult; disorder; violence.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

commotion

com mo tion |kəˈmōSHən kəˈmoʊʃən | ▶noun a state of confused and noisy disturbance: she was distracted by a commotion across the street | figure out what all the commotion is about. • civil insurrection: damage caused by civil commotion. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin commotio (n- ), from com- ‘altogether ’ + motio (see motion ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

commotion

com |mo ¦tion |kəˈməʊʃ (ə )n | ▶noun a state of confused and noisy disturbance: she was distracted by a commotion across the street | [ mass noun ] : they set off firecrackers to make a lot of commotion. • [ mass noun ] civil insurrection: damage caused by civil commotion. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin commotio (n- ), from com- ‘altogether ’ + motio (see motion ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

commotion

commotion noun what's all that commotion in the parking lot? disturbance, uproar, tumult, rumpus, ruckus, brouhaha, hoopla, furor, hue and cry, fuss, stir, storm; turmoil, disorder, confusion, chaos, mayhem, havoc, pandemonium; unrest, fracas, riot, breach of the peace, donnybrook; informal ruction, ballyhoo, hoo-ha, to-do, hullabaloo.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

commotion

commotion noun a commotion broke out in the street behind us: disturbance, racket, uproar, tumult, ruckus, clamour, brouhaha, furore, hue and cry, palaver, fuss, stir, to-do, storm, maelstrom, melee; turmoil, disorder, confusion, chaos, mayhem, havoc, pandemonium, upheaval, unrest, fracas, riot, breach of the peace, disruption, agitation, excitement, hurly-burly, hubbub, disquiet, ferment, bother, folderol, bustle, hustle and bustle; Irish, N. Amer., & Austral. donnybrook; Indian tamasha; W. Indian bangarang; informal song and dance, pantomime, production, rumpus, ruction, ructions, ballyhoo, hoo-ha, hullabaloo, aggro, argy-bargy; Brit. informal carry-on, kerfuffle, row, stink, splash, hoopla; N. Amer. informal foofaraw; NZ informal bobsy-die; Law, dated affray; archaic broil.

 

French Dictionary

commotion

commotion n. f. nom féminin Choc grave. : Une commotion cérébrale. SYNONYME traumatisme .

 

commotionner

commotionner v. tr. verbe transitif Frapper d ’une commotion. : Cet incident tragique les a commotionnés. SYNONYME traumatiser . aimer

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

commotion

com mo tion /kəmóʊʃ (ə )n /名詞 U C 騒動, 騒ぎ, 動揺, 激動, 混乱 ▸ be in commotion 動揺している