Tumult

Definitions

1. Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd.
2. Violent commotion or agitation, often with confusion of sounds.
3. A riot or uprising.

Equivalents

Examples

“Till in loud tumult all the Greeks arose.”

“the tumult of the elements”

“the tumult of the spirits or passions”

“This is what I wanted my story 'Snapshot' to sound⟳ like⟳ — a very cold surface, with heat and passion beneath. The icy surface is going to break⟳ and you're totally engulfed in the tumult.”

“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.”

CEFR level