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Meaning of Tumult | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈtjuː.mʌlt

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

Български вря́ва мете́ж
Català tumult
Čeština hukot nepokoj pobouření rumrejch vřava
Dansk oprør tumult
Ελληνικά γκιουρουλτί
Esperanto tumulto
Español alboroto bullicio clamor tumulto
Français bagarre barouf baroufe
Galego tumulto
Bahasa Indonesia geger
Italiano tumulto
日本語 混乱
Latina clamor tumultus
Македонски бунт врева метеж неред
മലയാളം ബഹളം
Nederlands oproer tumult
Polski rozgwar tumult wrzawa zamieszki
Português clamor tumulto
Română freamăt
Русский гвалт
Slovenčina bitka vrava
Svenska tumult
ไทย โกลาหล

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

C2
Mastery
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