different between inflammation vs commotion

English

Etymology

From Middle French inflammation, from Latin ?nflamm?ti?, ?nflamm?ti?nem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?nfl??me???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

inflammation (countable and uncountable, plural inflammations)

1. The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire.
2. The state of being inflamed
3. (pathology) A condition of any part of the body, consisting of congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with heat and pain.
4. (archaic) Violent excitement

   an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties

   Synonyms: passion, animosity, turbulence, heat

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:inflammation

Derived terms

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ?nflamm?ti?, ?nflamm?ti?nem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.fla.ma.sj??/
• Homophone: inflammations

Noun

inflammation f (plural inflammations)

1. inflammation

References

• “inflammation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Middle French commocion, from Latin comm?ti?nem, accusative singular of comm?ti?, from comm?tus, perfect passive participle of commove?.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /k??m??.??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /k??mo?.??n/
• Rhymes: -????n, -o???n

Noun

commotion (countable and uncountable, plural commotions)

1. A state of turbulent motion.
2. An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.
3. (euphemistic) Sexual excitement.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:commotion

Derived terms

• commotional

Related terms

Translations

French

Pronunciation

Noun

commotion f (plural commotions)

1. A violent collision or shock; concussion
2. shock, surprise

Further reading

• “commotion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).