Commotion vs Frenzy - What's the difference?
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A state of turbulent motion.
An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.
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A state of wild activity or panic.
A violent agitation of the mind approaching madness; rage.
* Addison
* William Shakespeare, ''A midsummer Night's Dream, Act 5, scene 1:
(obsolete) Mad; frantic.
* 1678 John Bunyan The Pilgrim's Progress :
(uncommon) To render frantic.
As nouns the difference between commotion and frenzy
is that commotion is a state of turbulent motion while frenzy is a state of wild activity or panic.As an adjective frenzy is
mad; frantic.As a verb frenzy is
to render frantic.commotion
English
Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him.}}
Derived terms
*Synonyms
* See alsofrenzy
English
Alternative forms
* phrenzy, phrensy (obsolete)Noun
(frenzies)- She went into a cleaning frenzy to prepare for the unexpected guests.
- All else is towering frenzy and distraction.
- The poet's eye in a fine frenzy rolling.
Derived terms
* feeding frenzyAdjective
(en adjective)- They thought that some frenzy distemper had got into his head.