亚洲网紅露点

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commotion

[ kuh-moh-shuhn ]

noun

  1. violent or tumultuous motion; agitation; noisy disturbance:

    What's all the commotion in the hallway?

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  2. political or social disturbance or upheaval; sedition; insurrection.


commotion

/ 办蓹藞尘蓹蕣蕛蓹苍 /

noun

  1. violent disturbance; upheaval
  2. political insurrection; disorder
  3. a confused noise; din
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 肠辞尘藞尘辞迟颈辞苍补濒, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 肠辞尘路尘辞顎僼颈辞苍路补濒 adjective
  • 肠辞尘路尘辞顎僼颈惫别 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of commotion1

First recorded in 1520鈥30; from Latin 肠辞尘尘艒迟颈艒苍-, stem of 肠辞尘尘艒迟颈艒, from 肠辞尘尘艒迟(耻蝉) 鈥渄isturbed鈥 (past participle of 肠辞尘尘辞惫脓谤别 鈥渢o displace, disturb,鈥 literally, 鈥渢o move together鈥; commove ) + -颈艒 -ion
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of commotion1

C15: from Latin 肠辞尘尘艒迟颈艒, from 肠辞尘尘辞惫脓谤别 to throw into disorder, from com- (intensive) + 尘辞惫脓谤别 to move
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Idioms and Phrases

see cause a commotion .
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Synonym Study

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Example Sentences

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At about 23:30 she described hearing a "commotion" outside, which appeared to die down before flaring up again.

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The First Amendment protects speech even if it creates a commotion, disturbance, stir, or fuss and is troublesome, offensive, or even hateful.

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One resident who lives in Anderton Park Road said the service had caused "a commotion".

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But there were television trucks and a police presence surrounding the school, so parents decided not to add to the commotion.

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"I came out my house to see what all the commotion was," she said.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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