tumult
pronunciation
How to pronounce tumult in British English:
UK [ˈtjuːmʌlt]
How to pronounce tumult in American English:
US [ˈtuːmʌlt]
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- Noun:
- a state of commotion and noise and confusion
- violent agitation
- the act of making a noisy disturbance
Word Origin
- tumult (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French tumult (12c.), from Latin tumultus "commotion, bustle, uproar, disorder, disturbance," related to tumere "to be excited, swell" (see tumid).
Example
- 1. No great public tumult of ideas called this moment of change into being .
- 2. Justice in these countries tends to be a sober affair , insulated as far as possible from external tumult .
- 3. Either of these two visions could have shaped a clear and consistent response to the tumult in the middle east .
- 4. As we reflect on the state of the us equity markets , we can take pride in their performance through the tumult of the last year .
- 5. To fully understand putin \ 's accomplishments and his appeal , one has to step back into the tumult of the 1990s .