'Tumult' definitions:
Definition of 'tumult'
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Definition of 'Tumult'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- What meaneth the noise of this tumult ? --1 Sam. iv. 14. [1913 Webster]
- Till in loud tumult all the Greeks arose. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Violent commotion or agitation, with confusion of sounds; as, the tumult of the elements. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Irregular or confused motion; agitation; high excitement; as, the tumult of the spirits or passions. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Uproar; ferment; disturbance; turbulence; disorder; confusion; noise; bluster; hubbub; bustle; stir; brawl; riot. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Tumult'
From: GCIDE
- Tumult \Tu"mult\, v. i. To make a tumult; to be in great commotion. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Importuning and tumulting even to the fear of a revolt. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'tumult'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ado,
- affray,
- agitation,
- bedlam,
- Bedlam let loose,
- 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