tumult

tumult
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. commotion, agitation, turbulence, disorder. See violence.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. agitation, uproar, turbulence; see confusion 2 , disturbance 2 , fight 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
uproar, commotion, disturbance, hubbub, clamor, hullabaloo, pandemonium, upheaval, turmoil, furor, bedlam, ferment, *to-do, ado, riot.
ANT.: peace, calm, tranquility
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. Sounds or a sound, especially when loud, confused, or disagreeable: babel, clamor, din, hubbub, hullabaloo, noise, pandemonium, racket, rumpus, uproar. See SOUNDS. 2. A quarrel, fight, or disturbance marked by very noisy, disorderly, and often violent behavior: affray, brawl, broil2, donnybrook, fray, free-for-all, melee, riot, row2, ruction. Informal: fracas. Slang: rumble. See ATTACK. 3. An interruption of regular procedure or of public peace: agitation, commotion, disorder, disturbance, helter-skelter, stir1, turbulence, turmoil, uproar. Informal: flap, to-do. See CALM, ORDER. 4. A state of discomposure: agitation, dither, fluster, flutter, perturbation, turmoil, upset. Informal: lather, stew. See CALM.

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