commotion vs motion

motion vs commotion

commotion and motion both are nouns.

commotion is not a verb while motion is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
commotion	Yes	No	No	No
motion	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, motion is a hypernym of commotion; that is, motion is a word with a broader meaning than commotion:

commotion: confused movement
motion: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

Other hypernyms of commotion include movement.

commotion (noun)	motion (noun)
the act of making a noisy disturbance	a change of position that does not entail a change of location
confused movement	the act of changing location from one place to another
a disorderly outburst or tumult	the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
	a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
	a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
	an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
	a state of change

commotion (verb)	motion (verb)
	show, express or direct through movement

Difference between commotion and motion

Words related to "motion"

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