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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. tumult, hubbub, discord, pandemonium, bedlam, ado, bustle, din, clamor, hullabaloo (inf.). See disorder, loudness.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. tumult, commotion, confusion, turmoil, clamor, ado, disturbance, brouhaha, din, racket, hubbub, fracas, furor, bustle, babble, bickering, discord, row, hue and cry, hassle, rumpus*, ruckus*, flap*, foofooraw*; see also confusion 2 , noise 1 , 2 .

See Synonym Study at noise .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

stir, turmoil, ado, *to-do, clamor, *flap, furor, fuss, noise, riot, brouhaha, *blowup, *hoopla, outburst, *ruckus, disturbance, *big stink, hullabaloo.

ANT.: peace, quiet, tranquility

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. A condition of intense public interest or excitement: brouhaha, sensation, stir1. Informal: to-do. Slang: hoo-hah. See EXCITE. 2. An interruption of regular procedure or of public peace: agitation, commotion, disorder, disturbance, helter-skelter, stir1, tumult, turbulence, turmoil. Informal: flap, to-do. See CALM, ORDER. 3. Sounds or a sound, especially when loud, confused, or disagreeable: babel, clamor, din, hubbub, hullabaloo, noise, pandemonium, racket, rumpus, tumult. See SOUNDS. 4. Offensively loud and insistent utterances, especially of disapproval: clamor, hullabaloo, outcry, rumpus, vociferation. Idiom: hue and cry. See LIKE, SOUNDS.