tumult en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈtjuː.mʌlt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈtʃuː.mʌlt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈtuː.mʌlt/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Old French tumulte, from Latin tumultus (“noise, tumult”).
Meanings
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Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd.
Till in loud tumult all the Greeks arose.
1725, Homer, “Book III”, in [Alexander Pope], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. […], volume I, London: […] Bernard Lintot, →OCLC:
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A violent commotion or agitation, often with a confusion of sounds.
Football is a game of tumult and glory, of small disappointments and lingering dreams, and Mata has played long enough at the highest level to appreciate these truths.
2018 January 1, Donald McRae, “The Guardian footballer of the year 2017: Juan Mata”, in the Guardian:the tumult of the spirits or passions
the tumult of the elements
This is what I wanted my story 'Snapshot' to sound like — a very cold surface, with heat and passion beneath. The icy surface is going to break and you're totally engulfed in the tumult.
1990 December 9, Walta Borawski, quoting Allen Barnett, “'Unfortunately, Life Has Followed Art...'”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 21, page 7:
- A riot or uprising.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tumults | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
hurly-burly · uproar · ruckus
Translations (79)
mk ме́теж (riot or uprising) · ru гвалт (noise as made by a crowd) · nl tumult (noise as made by a crowd) · mk бунт (riot or uprising) · cmn 喧哗 (noise as made by a crowd) · es tumulto (riot or uprising) · da tummel (noise as made by a crowd) · es bullicio (noise as made by a crowd) · de Lärm (noise as made by a crowd) · fr barouf (noise as made by a crowd) · da tumult (noise as made by a crowd) · sa तुमुल (noise as made by a crowd) · de Tumult (riot or uprising) · de Tumult (noise as made by a crowd) · got 𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌱𐌽𐌰 (riot or uprising) · la tumultus (noise as made by a crowd) · hi दंगा (riot or uprising) · eo tumulto (riot or uprising) · fi mellakka (riot or uprising) · ro tumult (noise as made by a crowd) · mk бунт (violent commotion or agitation) · got 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌾𐍉𐌳𐌿𐍃 (noise as made by a crowd) · fi hälinä (noise as made by a crowd) · mk разми́рици (violent commotion or agitation) · pt tumulto (riot or uprising) · pl zamieszki (violent commotion or agitation) · pdt Jeläw (riot or uprising) · bg врява (noise as made by a crowd) · pt tumulto (noise as made by a crowd) · pt clamor (noise as made by a crowd) · es alboroto (noise as made by a crowd) · fa هیاهو (noise as made by a crowd) · bg глъчка (noise as made by a crowd) · bg безредици (violent commotion or agitation) · nl oproer (riot or uprising) · hi उत्पात (riot or uprising) · hi उत्पात (violent commotion or agitation) · da oprør (riot or uprising) · de lautes Stimmengewirr (noise as made by a crowd) · la clāmor (noise as made by a crowd) · fi mekkala (noise as made by a crowd) · mi rarī (noise as made by a crowd) · fi mellastus (violent commotion or agitation) · ml ബഹളം (noise as made by a crowd) · it tumulto (riot or uprising) · ro tumulte (noise as made by a crowd) · sk bitka (noise as made by a crowd) · fr baroufe (noise as made by a crowd) · nl tumult (riot or uprising) · grc θόρυβος (noise as made by a crowd) · fi meteli (riot or uprising) · got 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌿𐍄𐌹 (violent commotion or agitation) · bg метеж (riot or uprising) · hi फसाद (riot or uprising) · de chaotisches Durcheinander (violent commotion or agitation) · fr bagarre (riot or uprising) · pl tumult (noise as made by a crowd) · es clamor (noise as made by a crowd) · ca tumult (noise as made by a crowd) · ota گورلدی (noise as made by a crowd) · mk не́ред (violent commotion or agitation) · mk вре́ва (noise as made by a crowd) · ca tumult (riot or uprising) · grc ταραχή (riot or uprising) · cs nepokoj (noise as made by a crowd) · de Tumult (violent commotion or agitation) · gl tumulto (riot or uprising) · fa سروصدا (noise as made by a crowd) · hi ऊधम (noise as made by a crowd) · fi kuohunta (violent commotion or agitation) · sv tumult (riot or uprising) · it tumulto (noise as made by a crowd) · ro freamăt (noise as made by a crowd) · de Krach (noise as made by a crowd) · fi hulina (noise as made by a crowd) · de Aufstand (riot or uprising) · grc τύρβη (violent commotion or agitation) · mba gobot (violent commotion or agitation) · sk vrava (noise as made by a crowd)