commotions
Loud public disruptions
Commotions are disturbances marked by noise, confusion, or excited activity.
The word suggests chaotic movement and agitation—a crowd surging, voices raised, things knocked over: The commotions in the street drew everyone to their windows.
A single commotion is a discrete episode of tumult; the plural suggests multiple such incidents or ongoing disturbance.
Noisy, disruptive commotion
- fracasNoisy disorderly fight
- kerfuffleNoisy fuss or disturbance
- brouhahaNoisy public uproar
- hullabalooNoisy uproar or fuss
rumpus · affray · scuffle · altercation · melee · skirmish · incident · scene
Loud persistent noise
- dinSustained unpleasant noise
- racketUproar, scam, or paddle
- hubbubLoud, confused noise
- cacophonyHarsh, clashing sounds
outcry · noise · tumult · clatter · roar · babel · blare · furor
State of utter confusion
- bedlamState of wild disorder
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
- havocWidespread destruction and chaos
- disorderAbsence of organization
disarray · confusion · turmoil · anarchy · shambles · madness · upheaval · unrest
Uncontrollable emotional excess
- deliriumAcute mental disorientation
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
- crazeShort-lived popular obsession
- flurryBrief burst of activity
whirlwind · agitation · excitement · fever · mania · rush · stampede · scramble
Violent public disturbance
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
demonstration · insurrection · mob · clash · resistance · civil disturbance · strife · agitation
ruckus
Noisy, disruptive commotion
hullabaloo · rumpus · affray · scuffle · altercation · melee · skirmish · incident · scene · fuss
clamor
Loud persistent noise
cacophony · outcry · noise · tumult · clatter · roar · babel · blare · furor · yelling
pandemonium
State of utter confusion
- bedlamState of wild disorder
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
- havocWidespread destruction and chaos
disorder · disarray · confusion · turmoil · anarchy · shambles · madness · upheaval · unrest · disorganization
hysteria
Uncontrollable emotional excess
- deliriumAcute mental disorientation
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
- crazeShort-lived popular obsession
flurry · whirlwind · agitation · excitement · fever · mania · rush · stampede · scramble · panic
riot
Violent public disturbance
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- rebellionDefiance of established power
revolt · demonstration · insurrection · mob · clash · resistance · civil disturbance · strife · agitation · turbulence
commotionscalms
Reduces agitation
stillnesses · tranquilities · peaces · quiets · silences
commotionsorders
Instructions to obey
harmonies · stabilities · equilibriums · regularities · steadiness