TUMULT


Meaning of TUMULT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtü-ˌməlt, ˈtyü- also ]

ˈtə- noun

Etymology: Middle English tumulte, from Anglo-French, from Latin tumultus; perhaps akin to Sanskrit tumula noisy

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion

b. : a turbulent uprising : riot

2. : hubbub , din

3.

a. : violent agitation of mind or feelings

b. : a violent outburst

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.