commotion

Noun

• confused movement
  • he was caught up in a whirl of work
    
  • a commotion of people fought for the exits
    

• the act of making a noisy disturbance

• a disorderly outburst or tumult
  • they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused
    

Related words

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