commotion
n.a lot of noise and confused activity. You use this when people are running around or shouting and it is hard to see what is happening.
n.a state of confused and noisy disturbance. Refers to a sudden outbreak of activity or sound that disrupts a peaceful environment.
“I heard a loud commotion in the street outside.”
“The cat knocked over a stack of metal pans, causing a massive commotion in the middle of the night.”
“The sudden arrival of the celebrity caused such a commotion that the security team had to close the main entrance to the hotel to restore order.”
Uncountable when referring to the general state of noise; countable when referring to a specific event or instance.
“It exploded in the harbor but didn’t damage the Eagle , although the commotion did surprise nearby ships.”
From Middle French commocion, from Latin commōtiōnem, accusative singular of commōtiō, from commoveō + -tiō.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.