hurly burly

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hurly burly - a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"

commotion, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle, to-do, disruption, disturbance, flutter

disorder - a disturbance of the peace or of public order

turmoil, upheaval, convulsion - a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market"

earthquake - a disturbance that is extremely disruptive; "selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees"

incident - a public disturbance; "the police investigated an incident at the bus station"

stir, splash - a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared"

tempest, storm - a violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot"

storm center, storm centre - a center of trouble or disturbance

garboil, tumult, tumultuousness, uproar - a state of commotion and noise and confusion

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