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commotion
com·mo·tion [ kə mṓsh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
ruckus: a scene of noisy confusion or activity
[14th century. < Latin commotion- "intensive motion" < motion- (see motion)]

com·mo·tion·al adjective
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