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uproar, disturbance, commotion
A noisy or chaotic situation.
騒ぎ is the noun form of 騒ぐ (to make noise, to make a fuss). It describes both physical commotion and figurative uproar.
Common patterns
- 大騒ぎ: big commotion, uproar
- 騒ぎを起こす: to cause a disturbance
- 騒ぎになる: to become an uproar
- 〜騒ぎ: ~ scandal/fuss (e.g., 食中毒騒ぎ, a food poisoning scare)
Usage
The 〜騒ぎ suffix is very productive. It attaches to the cause of the commotion to describe the whole incident: 地震騒ぎ (earthquake panic), 偽装騒ぎ (fraud scandal).