tumult
noun
1. a state of commotion and noise and confusion
Similar word(s): garboil, tumultuousness, uproar
Definition categories: state, commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, kerfuffle
2. violent agitation
Similar word(s): turmoil
Definition categories: feeling, agitation
3. the act of making a noisy disturbance
Similar word(s): commotion, din, ruckus, ruction, rumpus
Definition categories: act, disturbance
Sentences with tumult as a noun:
- the tumult of the elements
- the tumult of the spirits or passions
verb
1. (obsolete) To make a tumult; to be in great commotion.
- Importuning and tumulting even to the fear of a revolt. — Milton.