violent or tumultuous motion; agitation; noisy disturbance

What's all the commotion in the hallway?

political or social disturbance or upheaval; sedition; insurrection.

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calm , calmness , peace , quiet , quietude , repose , silence , stillness , tranquility

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ado , agitation , annoyance , backwash , ballyhoo * , bedlam , big scene , big stink , brouhaha , bustle , clatter , combustion , confusion , convulsion , discomposure , disquiet , dither , excitement , ferment , fermentation , flap , flurry , furor , fuss , hell broke loose , hubbub , hurly-burly , insurgence , insurrection , lather * , mutiny , outcry , pandemonium , perturbation , pother , racket , rebellion , revolt , riot , rumpus , stew , stir , to-do , tumult , turbulence , upheaval , uprising , upset , upturn , vexation , welter , whirl , disorder , helter-skelter , turmoil , uproar , alarm , bouleversement , clamor , disturbance , flare , flourish , fluster , fracas , fray , furore , heat , hurry , row , storm , tempest , tempest in a teapot , todo , unrest