Commotion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a disorderly outburst or tumult

the act of making a noisy disturbance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈʌmpt/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪspɹəpˈɔːʃənəlnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪspɹəpˈɔːʃənəlnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈʌmpt/.

Examples

they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused
he was caught up in a whirl of work
a commotion of people fought for the exits

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

whirl hoo-ha flutter rumpus hoo-hah ruckus disruption din tumult ruction to-do disturbance hurly burly kerfuffle

Parts of Speech

noun	a disorderly outburst or tumult “they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused”
noun	the act of making a noisy disturbance
noun	confused movement “he was caught up in a whirl of work”

Word Forms

rumpus	verb	cause a disturbance
whirl	verb	fly around

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aufregung

ein ungeordneter Ausbruch oder Tumult

🇫🇷French

agitation

une explosion ou un tumulte désordonné

🇪🇸Spanish

conmoción

un estallido desordenado o tumulto

🇮🇹Italian

commozione

uno scoppio disordinato o tumulto

🇳🇱Dutch

commotie

een wanordelijke uitbarsting of tumult

🇵🇹Portuguese

comoção

uma explosão desordenada ou tumulto

🇷🇺Russian

волнение

беспорядочный взрыв или суматоха

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हंगामा

एक अव्यवस्थित विस्फोट या हंगामा

🇧🇩Bengali

হৈচৈ

একটি উচ্ছৃঙ্খল আউটবার্স্ট বা গোলমাল

🇮🇳Tamil

சலசலப்பு

ஒழுங்கற்ற வெடிப்பு அல்லது குழப்பம்

🇮🇳Telugu

కలకలం

క్రమరహితమైన విస్ఫోటనం లేదా గందరగోళం

🇮🇳Marathi

गोंधळ

एक अव्यवस्थित उद्रेक किंवा गोंधळ

🇮🇳Gujarati

હંગામો

અવ્યવસ્થિત વિસ્ફોટ અથવા તોફાન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗದ್ದಲ

ಅವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯ ಪ್ರಕೋಪ ಅಥವಾ ಗಲಭೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബഹളം

ക്രമരഹിതമായ പൊട്ടിത്തെറി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബഹളം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੰਗਾਮਾ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਗਾੜ ਭਰਿਆ ਵਿਸਫੋਟ ਜਾਂ ਹੰਗਾਮਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہنگامہ

ایک بے ترتیبی کا ہنگامہ یا ہنگامہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

骚动

无序的爆发或骚乱

🇯🇵Japanese

騒ぎ

無秩序な爆発または騒動

🇰🇷Korean

동요

무질서한 폭발이나 소란

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự náo động

một sự bùng nổ hoặc hỗn loạn vô trật tự

🇹🇭Thai

ความปั่นป่วน

การระเบิดหรือความวุ่นวายอย่างไม่เป็นระเบียบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

keributan

ledakan atau keributan yang tidak teratur

🇵🇭Filipino

kaguluhan

isang hindi maayos na pagsabog o kaguluhan

🇲🇾Malay

kekecohan

ledakan atau huru-hara yang tidak teratur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هياج

فورة غير منظمة أو اضطراب

🇮🇷Persian

هیاهو

طغیان یا غوغای بی نظم

🇹🇷Turkish

kargaşa

düzensiz bir patlama veya kargaşa

🇮🇱Hebrew

רַחַשׁ

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