Emily Dickinson Lexicon

COM-MO'TION, n. [L. commotio, commoveo; con and moveo. See Move.]

1. Agitation; as, the commotion of the sea.
2. Tumult of people; disturbance; disorder, which may amount at times to sedition or insurrection; as, the commotions of a state. When ye hear of wars and commotion, be not terrified. – Luke xxi.
3. Agitation; perturbation; disorder of mind; heat; excitement. He could not debate without commotion. – Clarendon.