commotion

Meanings

• a disorderly outburst or tumult
• the act of making a noisy disturbance
• confused movement
  • "a commotion of people fought for the exits"

Synonyms

din, disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, to-do, tumult, whirl