TUMULT

[noun] [formal] - a loud noise, esp. that produced by an excited crowd, or a state of confusion, change or uncertaintyYou couldn't hear her speak over the tumult from the screaming fans. [C]From every direction, people were running and shouting and falling over each other in a tumult of confusion. [C]We are living in a time of tumult. [U]The financial markets are in tumult. [U]