tumult

(tū'mŭlt', tyū'-)
n.

1. The din and commotion of a great crowd.
2. 1. A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
   2. A tempestuous uprising; a riot.
3. Agitation of the mind or emotions: "I spend much time in a tumult of anger and disbelief" (Scott Turow).

[Middle English tumulte, from Latin tumultus.]

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noun

1. Sounds or a sound, especially when loud, confused, or disagreeable: babel, clamor, din, hubbub, hullabaloo, noise, pandemonium, racket, rumpus, uproar. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. A quarrel, fight, or disturbance marked by very noisy, disorderly, and often violent behavior: affray, brawl, broil², donnybrook, fray, free-for-all, melee, riot, row², ruction. Informal fracas. Slang rumble. See attack/defend.
3. An interruption of regular procedure or of public peace: agitation, commotion, disorder, disturbance, helter-skelter, stir¹, turbulence, turmoil, uproar. Informal flap, to-do. See calm/agitation, order/disorder.
4. A state of discomposure: agitation, dither, fluster, flutter, perturbation, turmoil, upset. Informal lather, stew. See calm/agitation.

n

Definition: uproar, confusion
Antonyms: calmness, order, peace, push

For a list of words related to tumult, see:

• Fusses and Troubles
• Violent Events - tumult: violent and noisy disturbance; commotion

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tummel, forvirring, ophidselse, oprør, tumult

Nederlands (Dutch)
tumult, ongeregeldheden, rumoer, verwarring

Français (French)
n. - tumulte, émoi, agitation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Tumult, Aufruhr, innere Erregung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σαματάς, σάλος, αναταραχή, θύελλα

Italiano (Italian)
tumulto, sommossa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tumulto (m), agitação (f), desordem (f)

Русский (Russian)
шум, грохот, смятение, сильное душевное волнение

Español (Spanish)
n. - tumulto, alboroto, desórdenes, agitación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tumult, upplopp, kalabalik, larm, uppror, villervalla, virrvarr, utbrott

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
吵闹, 拥挤, 骚动

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 吵鬧, 擁擠, 騷動

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 소란, 폭동, 격정

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 騒ぎ, 動揺

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أضطراب, فتنه, شغب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רעש ההמון, הפגנה זועמת, התפרעות המונית, המולה, מבוכה, ריגוש‬

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