Tumult

  • 21tumult — noun (C, U) formal 1 a state of confusion, noise, and excitement, often caused by a large crowd: His announcement was drowned in the tumult. | in tumult (=in a state of confusion or change): The whole country is in tumult. 2 a state of mental… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22tumult — /tooh meuhlt, tyooh /, n. 1. violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar: The tumult reached its height during the premier s speech. 2. a general outbreak, riot, uprising, or other disorder: The tumult moved toward the… …

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  • 23Tumult — Unruhe; Ausschreitung; Aufruhr; Krawall; Aufstand; Terz (umgangssprachlich); Theater (umgangssprachlich); Aufstand (umgangssprachlich); Lärm …

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  • 24tumult — n. violent, noisy agitation 1) to cause tumult 2) in tumult over * * * [ tjuːmʌlt] [ violent, noisy agitation ] to cause tumult in tumult over …

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  • 25tumult — tu|mult [ˈtju:mʌlt US ˈtu: ] n [U and C] formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: tumulte, from Latin tumultus] 1.) a confused, noisy, and excited situation, often caused by a large crowd = ↑turmoil ▪ I could simply not be heard in the… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26tumult — • förvirring, oordning, oreda, virrvarr, villervalla, tumult, bråk, villfarelse • upplopp, bråk, kalabalik, tumult, uppror, myteri • revolt, uppror, resning, upplopp, kravaller, myteri, tumult …

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  • 27tumult — m IV, D. u, Ms. tumultlcie; lm M. y «zgiełk, wrzawa, hałas, zamieszanie» Piekielny tumult. Uliczny tumult. Powstaje tumult. Trudno coś usłyszeć w takim tumulcie. ‹łac.› …

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  • 28Tumult — der Tumult, e (Aufbaustufe) lärmendes, aufgeregtes Durcheinander in einer Menschenansammlung Synonym: Getümmel Beispiele: Ich habe in dem Tumult und Lärm nichts mitbekommen. Unter den Menschen brach ein Tumult aus …

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  • 29Tumult — Chaos, Durcheinander, Gedränge, Gemenge, Getümmel, Gewirr, Gewühl, Menschenansammlung, Menschenauflauf, Menschengewimmel, Menschengewühl, Unruhen, Wirrwarr; (schweiz.): Käsete; (südd.): Gewurl; (landsch.): Gewusel. * * *… …

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  • 30tumult — tu|mult [ tu,mʌlt ] noun LITERARY 1. ) singular a loud noise, usually caused by a large excited group of people: a tumult of shouting and screaming 2. ) uncount a confused and excited situation or mental state: the tumult of their relationship …

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