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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Com-mō'tion, n.

noun

n. [Lat. commotio. See COMMOVE.]

  1. Disturbed or violent motion; agitation.
  2. A popular tumult; civil or public disturbance or disorder.

When ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified. Luke xxi. 9. 3. Agitation, perturbation, or disorder of mind; heat; excitement. He could not debate any thing without some commotion. Clarendon. Syn.—Excitement; agitation; perturbation; disturbance; tumult; disorder; violence.