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Webster 1913 Edition
Commotion
1.
Disturbed or violent motion; agitation.
[What]
commotion
in the winds ! Shakespeare
2.
A popular tumult; public disturbance; riot.
When ye shall hear of wars and
commotions
. Luke xxi. 9.
Syn. – Excitement; agitation; perturbation; disturbance; tumult; disorder; violence.
Webster 1828 Edition
Commotion
COMMOTION
, n.1.
Agitation; as the commotion of the sea.2.
Tumult of people; disturbance; disorder, which may amount at times to sedition or insurrection; as the commotions of a state.When ye hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified. Luke 21.
3.
Agitation; perturbation; disorder of mind; heat; excitement.He could not debate without commotion.