tumult

noun tu·mult \ˈtü-ˌməlt, ˈtyü- also ˈtə-\

: a state of noisy confusion or disorder

: a state of great mental or emotional confusion

Full Definition of TUMULT

a : disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion

b : a turbulent uprising : riot

a : violent agitation of mind or feelings

b : a violent outburst

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Middle English tumulte, from Anglo-French, from Latin tumultus; perhaps akin to Sanskrit tumula noisy

First Known Use: 15th century

Synonyms: ado, alarums and excursions, ballyhoo, blather, bluster, bobbery, bother, bustle, clatter, clutter [chiefly dialect], coil, corroboree [Australian], disturbance, do [chiefly dialect], foofaraw, fun, furor, furore, fuss, helter-skelter, hoo-ha (also hoo-hah), hoopla, hubble-bubble, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly, hurly-burly, hurricane, hurry, hurry-scurry (or hurry-skurry), kerfuffle [chiefly British], moil, pandemonium, pother, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, splore [Scottish], squall, stew, stir, storm, to-do, commotion, turmoil, uproar, welter, whirl, williwaw, zoo

TUMULT Defined for Kids

noun tu·mult \ˈtü-ˌməlt, ˈtyü-\

: uproar <A great tumult arose in the audience.>

: great confusion of mind

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