Meaning

3 senses
  1. Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd.

    Tumult, Krach, Lärm

    гвалтgvalt

  2. A violent commotion or agitation, often with a confusion of sounds.

    the tumult of the elements

    the tumult of the spirits or passions

    Tumult, chaotisches Durcheinander

    violent agitation

  3. A riot or uprising.

    Tumult, Aufstand

Examples

2 sentences
  1. They made a great tumult last night.

    ruОни устроили колоссальный шум прошлой ночью. — shanghainese

  2. What has caused this tumult?

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
noise as made by a crowd:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
noise as made by a crowd:
violent commotion or agitation:
riot or uprising:

Origin

From Old French tumulte, from Latin tumultus (“noise, tumult”).

From Old French tumulte, from Latin tumultus (“noise, tumult”).

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Forms

plural: tumults
Singulartumult
Pluraltumults

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedtumultuous

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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