commotion
noun/kəˈmoʊʃən/
Frequency rank: #11,358 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a state of confused and noisy disturbance.
Example sentence
The sudden loud noise caused a great deal of commotion in the crowded market.
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