COMMOTIONS Synonyms

• a state of commotion and noise and confusion

• violent agitation

• the act of making a noisy disturbance

• a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance

• a state of agitation or turbulent change or development

• the feeling of being agitated; not calm

• disturbance usually in protest

• the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)

• pejorative terms for an insane asylum

• a state of extreme confusion and disorder

• (Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe

• a state of extreme confusion and disorder

• the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos

• (physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions

• a loud harsh or strident noise

• loud and persistent outcry from many people

• make loud demands

• utter or proclaim insistently and noisily

• compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring

• a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning

• a condition in which things are not in their expected places

• a disturbance of the peace or of public order

• disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

• bring disorder to

• state of violent mental agitation

• a loud and disturbing noise

• an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit

• the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience

• a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games

• celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities

• make loud and annoying noises

• hit (a ball) with a racket

• unstable flow of a liquid or gas

• instability in the atmosphere

• a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

• a state of agitation or turbulent change or development

• a feeling of restless agitation

• a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

• a violent disturbance

• (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

• disturbance usually in protest

• a state of commotion and noise and confusion

• loud confused noise from many sources

• a loud harsh or strident noise

• the act of making a noisy disturbance

• make a resonant sound, like artillery

• instill (into a person) by constant repetition

• an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

• a disorderly outburst or tumult

• an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity

• the act of causing disorder

• the act of moving back and forth

• abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block

• a disorderly outburst or tumult

• the motion made by flapping up and down

• move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

• move back and forth very rapidly

• flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements

• beat rapidly

• wink briefly

• a disorderly outburst or tumult

• a disorderly outburst or tumult

• a disorderly outburst or tumult

• the act of making a noisy disturbance