TUMULT DEFINITIONS - 12 definitions found
tumult n 1: a state of commotion and noise and confusion [syn: tumult, tumultuousness, uproar, garboil] 2: violent agitation [syn: tumult, turmoil] 3: the act of making a noisy disturbance [syn: commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult] tumult c.1380, from O.Fr. tumulte, from L. tumultus "commotion, disturbance," related to tumere "to be excited, swell." Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) tumult noun Etymology: Middle English tumulte, from Anglo-French, from Latin tumultus; perhaps akin to Sanskrit tumula noisy Date: 15th century 1. a. disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices ; commotion b. a turbulent uprising ; riot 2. hubbub, din 3. a. violent agitation of mind or feelings b. a violent outburst Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary tumult 1. A tumult is a state of great confusion or excitement. A tumult of feelings inside her fought for supremacy. ...the recent tumult in global financial markets. N-SING: also no det, oft N of n 2. A tumult is a lot of noise made by a crowd of people. Round one ends, to a tumult of whistles, screams and shouts. N-SING: also no det, oft N of n English Explanatory Dictionary tumult ˈtju:mʌlt n. 1 an uproar or din, esp. of a disorderly crowd. 2 an angry demonstration by a mob; a riot; a public disturbance. 3 a conflict of emotions in the mind. [ME f. OF tumulte or L tumultus] English-Old English dictionary tumult Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Tumult \Tu"mult\, n. [L. tumultus; probably akin to Skr. tumula noise, noisy, and perhaps to L. tumere to swell, E. tumid: cf. F. tumulte.] 1. The commotion or agitation of a multitude, usually accompanied with great noise, uproar, and confusion of voices; hurly-burly; noisy confusion. What meaneth the noise of this tumult ? --1 Sam. iv. 14. Till in loud tumult all the Greeks arose. --Pope. 2. Violent commotion or agitation, with confusion of sounds; as, the tumult of the elements. --Addison. 3. Irregular or confused motion; agitation; high excitement; as, the tumult of the spirits or passions. Syn: Uproar; ferment; disturbance; turbulence; disorder; confusion; noise; bluster; hubbub; bustle; stir; brawl; riot. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Tumult \Tu"mult\, v. i. To make a tumult; to be in great commotion. [Obs.] Importuning and tumulting even to the fear of a revolt. --Milton. Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms tumult n. 1. Uproar, affray, fray, brawl, feud, row, altercation, squabble, turbulence, bluster, hubbub, fracas, quarrel, outbreak, strife, general riot, mêlée. 2. Violent commotion, turbulence, noisy agitation, confusion. 3. Commotion, disturbance, stir, agitation, breeze, confusion, turmoil, ferment, huddle, pother, ado, bustle, flurry, noise, fuss, confused noise, hurly-burly, bluster, hubbub, racket, noisy commotion, disorder, to-do ( Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 163 Moby Thesaurus words for "tumult": Bedlam let loose, ado, affray, agitation, bedlam, blast, bluster, bobbery, boil, boiling, bother, botheration, brawl, broil, brouhaha, burst, bustle, cacophony, chaos, charivari, chirm, churn, clamor, clangor, clap, clatter, commotion, confusion, conturbation, convulsion, din, discomposure, discord, disorder, disquiet, disquietude, disturbance, donnybrook, donnybrook fair, drunken brawl, dustup, ebullience, ebullition, eddy, effervescence, embroilment, excitement, fanaticism, feery-fary, ferment, fermentation, fever, feverishness, fidgetiness, fidgets, fit, flap, flurry, fluster, flutter, flutteration, flutteriness, foment, fomentation, foofaraw, fracas, free-for-all, frenzy, fume, furor, furore, fury, fuss, fussiness, hassle, hell broke loose, helter-skelter, howl, hubbub, hue and cry, hullabaloo, hurly-burly, hurry, hurry-scurry, inquietude, insurrection, jangle, jitters, jumpiness, loud noise, maelstrom, malaise, melee, moil, nerviness, nervosity, nervousness, noise, noise and shouting, outcry, pandemonium, passion, pell-mell, perturbation, pother, racket, rage, rampage, rattle, restlessness, rhubarb, riot, roar, roil, rough-and-tumble, roughhouse, rout, row, ruckus, ruction, ruffle, rumble, rumpus, scramble, seethe, seething, shindy, shivaree, spasm, spurt, stew, stir, storminess, sweat, swirl, swirling, tempestuousness, thunder, thunderclap, tintamarre, to-do, trepidation, trepidity, trouble, tumultuation, tumultuousness, turbidity, turbulence, turmoil, twitter, unease, unquiet, unrest, upheaval, uproar, upset, upturn, vortex, whirl, wildness, yeastiness, zeal, zealousness |
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