commotion

n.

1. A condition of turbulent motion.
2. 1. An agitated disturbance; a hubbub: heard a commotion in the hall.
   2. Civil disturbance or insurrection; disorder.

[Middle English commocioun, from Old French commotion, from Latin commōtiō, commōtiōn-, from commōtus, past participle of commovēre, to disturb : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + movēre, to move.]

noun

1. The condition of being physically agitated: agitation, convulsion, turbulence. See calm/agitation.
2. An interruption of regular procedure or of public peace: agitation, disorder, disturbance, helter-skelter, stir, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, uproar. Informal flap, to-do. See calm/agitation, order/disorder.

n

Definition: clamor, uproar
Antonyms: calm, calmness, peace, quiet, quietude, repose, silence, stillness, tranquility

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IN BRIEF: Noisy confusion.

There was quite a commotion in the day care center.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - uro, oprør

Nederlands (Dutch)
opschudding, commotie, tumult

Français (French)
n. - vacarme, agitation, brouhaha, émoi

Deutsch (German)
n. - Aufruhr, Tumult, Lärm

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (κοινωνική) αναταραχή, φασαρία, ταραχή

Italiano (Italian)
agitazione, scandalo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - comoção (f)

Русский (Russian)
движение, возня, беспорядки

Español (Spanish)
n. - conmoción, alboroto, disturbio, agitación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tumult, oroligheter, häftig rörelse

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
骚动, 暴乱

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 騷動, 暴亂

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 소요, 흥분, 폭동

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 騒動, 暴動, 動乱, 動揺

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شغب, هياج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תסיסה, תכונה, מהומה‬

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