tumult

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtjuː.mʌlt/, /ˈtuː.mʌlt/, /ˈtʌməlt/

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• Rhymes: -ʌlt

Noun

tumult (plural tumults)

1. Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd.
   • Alexander Pope

     Till in loud tumult all the Greeks arose.

2. Violent commotion or agitation, often with confusion of sounds.
   • 2018 January 1, Donald McRae, “The Guardian footballer of the year 2017: Juan Mata”, in the Guardian‎:

     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.

   the tumult of the elements

   the tumult of the spirits or passions

3. A riot or uprising.

Verb

tumult (third-person singular simple present tumults, present participle tumulting, simple past and past participle tumulted)

1. (obsolete) To make a tumult; to be in great commotion.

   Importuning and tumulting even to the fear of a revolt. — Milton.

Etymology

From Latin tumultus (“noise, tumult”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tumult/, [tˢuˈmulˀd̥]

Noun

tumult c (singular definite tumulten, plural indefinite tumulter)

1. uproar, tumult
2. riot, disturbance
3. scuffle

Etymology

From Latin tumultus

Noun

tumult n (plural tumulturi)

1. tumult