24
commotion(noun, activity, trouble, change, attack)
21
disturbance(noun, upset, trouble, change, attack)
17
revolution(noun, change, disorder, disturbance, turmoil)
17
agitation(noun, trouble, attack, disorder, excitement)
16
disorder(noun, trouble, change, excitement, strike)
15
turmoil(noun, activity, trouble, change, attack)
13
convulsion(noun, trouble, change, attack, disorder)
12
tumult(noun, trouble, change, attack, disorder)
12
turbulence(noun, disorder, excitement, fit, strike)
12
unrest(noun, disorder, excitement, strike, confusion)
11
cataclysm(noun, change, disorder, ruin, fit)
10
disruption(noun, trouble, change, disorder, excitement)
10
mutiny(noun, excitement, strike, confusion, shift)
10
uplift
10
uprising(noun, trouble, disorder, excitement, strike)
10
upset(noun, excitement, strike, shock, confusion)
9
ferment(noun, trouble, change, disorder, excitement)
9
upthrow
8
excitement(noun, activity, confusion, agitation, disturbance)
8
clamor(noun, trouble, change, attack, disorder)
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