COMMOTION Meaning of COMMOTION in English ■ noun1》 a state of confused and noisy disturbance. 2》 civil insurrection.OriginME: from L. commotio(n-) , from com- 'altogether' + motio (see motion ). Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004