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   tumult

   /ˈtjuːmʌlt/

   noun

   • 1. a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people: "a tumult of shouting and screaming broke out" Similar dinloud noiseracketuproarcommotionruckusrumpushubbubpandemoniumbabelbedlambrouhahafracasfuroremeleefrenzyadoshoutingyellingclamourclangourstramashinformal:hullabaloorowdated:affrayOpposite silence
   • ▪ a state of confusion or disorder: "the whole neighbourhood was in a state of fear and tumult" Similar turmoilconfusiondisorderdisarraydisturbanceunrestchaosturbulencemayhemhavocupheavalupsetfermentagitationtroublestormstempestsmaelstromsconvulsionsOpposite peacetranquillity

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French tumulte or Latin tumultus.

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