Synonyms:
disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly_burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
Meaning: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
Synonyms:
commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult
Meaning: the act of making a noisy disturbance
Usage examples
Instantly there was commotion.
At this bold speech there was instant commotion.
Upon the authors of that commotion Lanyard wasted no consideration whatever.
The whole encampment, in a moment, became a scene of the most violent bustle and commotion.
How Mr. Denis Oglethorpe would have smiled if he had known what an innocent commotion his simple presence created!
They were astonished at the commotion their exploit had caused, for to them it appeared little more than a part of the day's work that duty required them to perform.
There was a slight commotion, and Margaret entered, escorted by Raymond Case, and followed by one of the women and the policeman who had been on guard at the Langmore mansion.
He must constantly endeavor to show his contemporaries, that, even in the midst of the perpetual commotion around them, it is easier than they think to conceive and to execute protracted undertakings.
One particularly dark night we were startled by a tremendous commotion in this shed, but as this was before the man-eaters were killed, no one dared stir out to investigate the cause of the disturbance.
Popopo, seeing this commotion, now realized that mice are especially disagreeable to human beings, and that he had made a grave mistake in placing them upon the hats; so he gave a low whistle of command that was heard only by the mice.