Associations to the word «Commotion»

Wiktionary

COMMOTION, noun. A state of turbulent motion.
COMMOTION, noun. An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.
COMMOTION, noun. (euphemistic) Sexual excitement.

Dictionary definition

COMMOTION, noun. A disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused".
COMMOTION, noun. The act of making a noisy disturbance.
COMMOTION, noun. Confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats