incident vs commotion
commotion vs incidentincident and commotion both are nouns.
incident is an adjective but commotion is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| incident | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| commotion | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
commotion is a hypernym of
incident; that is, commotion is a
word with a broader meaning than incident:
- incident: a public disturbance
- commotion: a disorderly outburst or tumult
Other hypernyms of incident include
disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do.
| incident (noun) | commotion (noun) |
|---|---|
| a single distinct event | the act of making a noisy disturbance |
| a public disturbance | confused movement |
| a disorderly outburst or tumult |
| incident (adjective) | commotion (adjective) |
|---|---|
| (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence | |
| falling or striking of light rays on something |
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