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tumult
[too-muhlt, tyoo-]
noun
violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar.
The tumult reached its height during the premier's speech.
Synonyms: turbulence, disordera general outbreak, riot, uprising, or other disorder.
The tumult moved toward the embassy.
highly distressing agitation of mind or feeling; turbulent mental or emotional disturbance.
His placid facade failed to conceal the tumult of his mind.
Synonyms: perturbation, excitement
tumult
/ ˈtjuːmʌlt /
noun
a loud confused noise, as of a crowd; commotion
violent agitation or disturbance
great emotional or mental agitation
Word History and Origins
Origin of tumult1
Word History and Origins
Origin of tumult1
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Example Sentences
It is no mean feat to shoehorn a half-millennium of social, political and economic tumult into a single volume.
Yet the tone on Wall Street already was one of relief, with tech shares staging a big rebound following their worst week since the April tariff tumult.
Yet the tone on Wall Street already was one of relief, with tech shares staging a big rebound following their worst week since the April tariff tumult.
Cut to Jackie amid the tumult of a construction site, regaling a documentary crew with her plan to erect an “exact replica” of the palace.
A stone's throw from Venezuela, in the eye of a political storm fueled by a US naval deployment, fishermen from the archipelago of Trinidad and Tobago fear getting caught up in the tumult.
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