Tumult

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The din and commotion of a great crowd.
  • n. A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
  • n. A tempestuous uprising; a riot.
  • n. Agitation of the mind or emotions: "I spend much time in a tumult of anger and disbelief” ( Scott Turow).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The noise as made by a crowd.
  • n. A riot or uprising.
  • v. To make a tumult; to be in great commotion.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The commotion or agitation of a multitude, usually accompanied with great noise, uproar, and confusion of voices; hurly-burly; noisy confusion.
  • n. Violent commotion or agitation, with confusion of sounds.
  • n. Irregular or confused motion; agitation; high excitement.
  • verb-intransitive. To make a tumult; to be in great commotion.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The commotion, disturbance, or agitation of a multitude, usually accompanied with great noise, uproar, and confused talking; an uproar; hence, a noisy uprising, as of a mob.
  • n. Violent commotion or agitation, with confusion of sounds.
  • n. Agitation; high excitement; irregular or confused motion.
  • n. Synonyms Disturbance, turbulence, confusion, hubbub, ferment, outbreak, mêlée.
  • To make a tumult; be in great commotion.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the act of making a noisy disturbance
  • n. a state of commotion and noise and confusion
  • n. violent agitation
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    agitation   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    uproar    disturbance    stir    brawl    hubbub    riot    turbulence    noise    bustle    disorder   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    turmoil    uproar    din    confusion    strife    shout    clamor    tempest    agitation    murmur