commotion
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a disorderly outburst or tumult
they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused
Types & categories
- disorder hypernym
- turmoil hyponym
- earthquake hyponym
- incident hyponym
- stir hyponym
- tempest hyponym
- storm center hyponym
- tumult hyponym
Sense 2 noun
the act of making a noisy disturbance
Types & categories
- disturbance hypernym
- bustle hyponym
Related & opposite
- rumpus derivation
Sense 3 noun
confused movement
he was caught up in a whirl of work
Types & categories
- motion hypernym
Related & opposite
- purl derivation
- whirl around derivation
- twiddle derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | disorder |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | turmoil |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | earthquake |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | incident |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stir |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tempest |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | storm center |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tumult |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rumpus |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | disturbance |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bustle |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | purl |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | whirl around |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | twiddle |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | motion |