First Known Use: 15th century
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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
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a : violent agitation of mind or feelings b : a violent outburst
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Origin of TUMULT
Middle English tumulte, from Anglo-French, from Latin tumultus; perhaps akin to Sanskrit tumula noisy
Related to TUMULT
- 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
tumult
noun tu·mult \ˈtü-ˌməlt, ˈtyü-\
Definition of TUMULT for Kids
1
: uproar <A great tumult arose in the audience.>
2
: great confusion of mind
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