tumult
Meanings
noun
- Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd.
- A violent commotion or agitation, often with a confusion of sounds.
- A riot or uprising.
verb
- To make a tumult; to be in great commotion.
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Etymology
From Old French tumulte, from Latin tumultus (“noise, tumult”).
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