Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A state of turbulent motion.

    Aufregung

    турбуле́нцияturbuléncija, сумато́хаsumatóxa

  2. (countable, uncountable)An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.

    Spektakel, Theater, Zirkus

    сумато́хаsumatóxa, волне́ниеvolnénije, сумя́тицаsumjática

    the act of making a noisy disturbance

  3. (countable, euphemistic, uncountable)Sexual excitement.

Examples

58 sentences
  1. What's the commotion?

    Що це за колотнеча?

    deWas ist das hier für ein Tumult?

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  2. What's all the commotion about anyway?

    ruТак о чём весь сыр-бор?

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  3. I can't concentrate with all this commotion going on.

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  4. I really don't understand what all the commotion is about.

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  5. How can anyone sleep with all this commotion going on?

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
state of turbulent motion:
agitated disturbance or a hubbub:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
state of turbulent motion:
agitated disturbance or a hubbub:

Origin

From Middle French commocion, from Latin commōtiōnem, accusative singular of commōtiō, fro

From Middle French commocion, from Latin commōtiōnem, accusative singular of commōtiō, from commoveō + -tiō.

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