adjective · rare

tumultuous

tu·mult·u·ous

tumultuous · more tumultuous · most tumultuous

бурхливий, галасливий

шумный, буйный, возбуждённый

tumultuarisch

Characterized by loud, confused noiseCharacterized by loud, confused noise.

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UK/tjʊˈmʌl.tjʊ.əs/US/tuˈmʌl.t͡ʃu.əs/

» Tom and Mary have a very tumultuous relationship.

Meaning

2 senses

Characterized by loud, confused noise.
шу́мныйšúmnyj, бу́йныйbújnyj, возбуждённыйvozbuždjónnyj
галасли́вийhalaslývyj
Causing or characterized by tumult; chaotic, disorderly, turbulent.
tumultuarisch
бурхли́вийburxlývyj

More definitions

characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

Examples

13 sentences

Tom and Mary have a very tumultuous relationship.
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Tom and Mary have a tumultuous relationship.
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The discussion turned tumultuous, and voices were raised.
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Myriad cliffs host dozens of tumultuous brown waterfalls, eerily silent in the distance.
deMyriaden Klippen bergen dutzende turbulenter brauner Wasserfälle, aus der Ferne unheimlich still.
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I had a tumultuous day.
ruУ меня был суматошный день.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

characterized by loud, confused noise:

causing or characterized by tumult:

Русский

By meaning 1

characterized by loud, confused noise:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

causing or characterized by tumult:

Origin

From Old French tumultuous (modern French tumultueux), from Latin tumultuōsus (“restless,

From Old French tumultuous (modern French tumultueux), from Latin tumultuōsus (“restless, turbulent”), from tumultus (“disturbance, uproar, violent commotion, tumult; agitation, disturbance, excitement”) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of, prone to’ forming adjectives from nouns).

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