Tumult
/ˈtjuː.mʌlt/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd.
"Till in loud tumult all the Greeks arose."
- 2 the act of making a noisy disturbance wordnet
- 3 Violent commotion or agitation, often with confusion of sounds.
"the tumult of the elements"
- 4 violent agitation wordnet
- 5 A riot or uprising.
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- 6 a state of commotion and noise and confusion wordnet
Verb
- 1 To make a tumult; to be in great commotion. obsolete
"Importuning and tumulting even to the fear of a revolt."
Example
More examples"They made a great tumult last night."
Etymology
From Old French tumulte, from Latin tumultus (“noise, tumult”).