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commotion

noun [S or U]
 
 
/kəˈməʊ.ʃən/ US  /-ˈmoʊ-/

Definition

a sudden short period of noise, confusion, or excited movement: His arrival caused quite a commotion. He looked up to see what all the commotion was about.Noise and noisyExcitement, interest, energy and enthusiasm
(Definition of commotion noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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