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[ too -muh lt, tyoo - ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈtu məlt, ˈtyu- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar: The tumult reached its height during the premier's speech.
a 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.
Origin of tumult 1375–1425; late Middle English tumult (e ) <Latin tumultus an uproar, akin to tumēre to swell
SYNONYMS FOR tumult 1 disorder, turbulence.
2 revolt, revolution, mutiny.
3 excitement, perturbation.
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synonym study for tumult 1 . See ado.
Words nearby tumult tumpline, Tums, tumular, tumulose, tumulous, tumult , tumultuary, tumultuous, tumulus, tun, tuna
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Then, he ducked out the side door to avoid the very kind of tumult he had just said he honored and felt was so necessary.
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When he tired of the tumult of the bar-room and a sense of his better self came over him, some one said: "Give us another, Tom."
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"Then I'll go on," and he glanced at Julie, who sat still, controlling her expression of face but with tumult in her heart.
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Seldom has a theological topic caused such a blaze of tumult .
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Yet in the tumult several details, which had rather puzzled Anthony Fry, grew painfully clear.
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On the third day after the tumult , Genseric boldly advanced from the port of Ostia to the gates of the defenceless city.
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British Dictionary definitions for tumult noun a loud confused noise, as of a crowd; commotion
violent agitation or disturbance
great emotional or mental agitation
Word Origin for tumult C15: from Latin tumultus , from tumēre to swell up
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