to-do

noun, informal

the to-do in the street finally prompted a call to the police

Syn:

commotion, fuss, ado, excitement, agitation, stir, palaver, confusion, disturbance, brouhaha, fracas, uproar, furor, tempest in a teapot, much ado about nothing; informal hoo-ha, ballyhoo, hullabaloo; Brit., informal kerfuffle