tumult

C2+ Topic:Senses & Perception

US /ˈtuːmʌlt/ UK /ˈtjuːmʌlt/ See IPA manual

noun

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1

noun
a loud, confused noise or a state of violent disorder and commotion

The square erupted into tumult when the verdict was announced.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a loud, confused noise or a... commotion uproar turmoil pandemonium disorder chaos clamor

Opposites

calm tranquility order quiet serenity

Word family

Derived forms tumultuoustumultuary

Related forms tumultuous

Etymology

From Latin tumultus ('commotion, uproar, disturbance'), from tumere ('to swell, be excited'), from Proto-Indo-European *teue- ('to swell').

tumultus Latin tumere Latin *teue- Proto-Indo-European

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# tumult

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈtuːmʌlt
**IPA (UK):** ˈtjuːmʌlt

## Meanings
1. a loud, confused noise or a state of violent disorder and commotion

## Examples
- The square erupted into tumult when the verdict was announced.

## Synonyms
- commotion
- uproar
- turmoil
- pandemonium
- disorder
- chaos
- clamor

## Antonyms
- calm
- tranquility
- order
- quiet
- serenity

## Derived Forms
- tumultuous
- tumultuary

## Related Forms
- tumultuous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: tumultus
- Root: tumere
- Root: *teue-

## Etymology
From Latin tumultus ('commotion, uproar, disturbance'), from tumere ('to swell, be excited'), from Proto-Indo-European *teue- ('to swell').

## AI Etymology
Tumult is from Latin tumultus ('commotion, uproar, disturbance'), from tumere ('to swell, be excited'), from Proto-Indo-European *teue- ('to swell'). Important recorded forms include tumultus (Latin), tumere (Latin), and *teue- (Proto-Indo-European). The current sense covers a loud, confused noise or a state of violent disorder and commotion. The wider family includes derived forms such as tumultuous and tumultuary and related words such as tumultuous.

## Topics
- Senses & Perception

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