| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A state of discomposure: agitation, dither, fluster, flutter, perturbation, turmoil, upset. Informal : lather, stew. See CALM. 2. A quarrel, fight, or disturbance marked by very noisy, disorderly, and often violent behavior: affray, brawl, broil2, donnybrook, fray, free-for-all, melee, riot, row2, ruction. Informal : fracas. Slang : rumble. See ATTACK. 3. An interruption of regular procedure or of public peace: agitation, commotion, disorder, disturbance, helter-skelter, stir1, turbulence, turmoil, uproar. Informal : flap, to-do. See CALM, ORDER. 4. Sounds or a sound, especially when loud, confused, or disagreeable: babel, clamor, din, hubbub, hullabaloo, noise, pandemonium, racket, rumpus, uproar. See SOUNDS.
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