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In times of tumult, voters are likely to forgive a president, if not reward him, for compromises made in service of solutions.
Ron Fournier

Meaning of "tumult" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TUMULT

From Latin tumultus, from tumēre to swell up.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TUMULT

tumult  [ˈtjuːmʌlt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TUMULT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tumult is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TUMULT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tumult in the English dictionary

The first definition of tumult in the dictionary is a loud confused noise, as of a crowd; commotion. Other definition of tumult is violent agitation or disturbance. Tumult is also great emotional or mental agitation.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TUMULT


adult
ˈædʌlt
antepenult
ˌæntɪpɪˈnʌlt
catapult
ˈkætəˌpʌlt
consult
kənˈsʌlt
cult
kʌlt
exult
ɪɡˈzʌlt
incult
ɪnˈkʌlt
indult
ɪnˈdʌlt
insult
ɪnˈsʌlt
jurisconsult
ˌdʒʊərɪsˈkɒnsʌlt
kidult
ˈkɪdʌlt
nonadult
ˌnɒnˈædʌlt
occult
ɒˈkʌlt
penult
ˈpɛnʌlt
preadult
ˌpriːəˈdʌlt
reconsult
ˌriːkənˈsʌlt
result
rɪˈzʌlt
subadult
ˌsʌbəˈdʌlt
subcult
ˈsʌbˌkʌlt
unadult
ˌʌnəˈdʌlt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TUMULT

tumorous
tumour
tumour-like
tump
tumphy
tumpline
tumpy
tumshie
tumular
tumuli
tumulose
tumulosity
tumulous
tumultuary
tumultuate
tumultuation
tumultuous
tumultuously
tumultuousness
tumulus

WORDS THAT END LIKE TUMULT

assault
at fault
bank vault
Bidault
by default
default
difficult
electrical fault
end result
fault
Foucault
gault
judgment by default
Perrault
poult
sault
sexual assault
the pole vault
to a fault
vault

Synonyms and antonyms of tumult in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TUMULT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «tumult» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of tumult

Translation of «tumult» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TUMULT

Find out the translation of tumult to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tumult from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tumult» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

骚动
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tumulto
570 millions of speakers

English

tumult
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कोलाहल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاضطرابات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

смятение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tumulto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দাঙ্গা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tumulte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kegelisahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tumult
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

騒動
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tumult
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự lo ngại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அமளியின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोंधळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hengâme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tumulto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zgiełk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сум´яття
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tumult
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οχλαγωγία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rumoer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tumult
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tumult
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tumult

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TUMULT»

The term «tumult» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.384 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TUMULT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tumult» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tumult» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tumult

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10 QUOTES WITH «TUMULT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tumult.
1
Georges Bataille
Life has always taken place in a tumult without apparent cohesion, but it only finds its grandeur and its reality in ecstasy and in ecstatic love.
2
Kate Chopin
But the beginning of things, of a world especially, is necessarily vague, tangled, chaotic, and exceedingly disturbing. How few of us ever emerge from such beginning! How many souls perish in its tumult!
3
James C. Collins
Not every financial company toppled during the 2008 crisis, and some seized the opportunity to take advantage of weaker competitors in the midst of the tumult.
4
Richard Harding Davis
All through the night, like the tumult of a river when it races between the cliffs of a canyon, in my sleep I could hear the steady roar of the passing army.
5
Henry B. Eyring
Heavenly Father has given a simple pattern for us to receive the Holy Ghost not once but continually in the tumult of our daily lives. The pattern is repeated in the sacramental prayer: We promise that we will always remember the Savior. We promise to take His name upon us. We promise to keep His commandments.
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Ron Fournier
We, the people. Manifest Destiny. Conceived in liberty. Fear itself. Ask not. Morning in America. United we stand. Yes, we can. In times of great change and tumult, presidents seek to inspire beleaguered Americans by reminding them of their national identity.
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Ron Fournier
In times of tumult, voters are likely to forgive a president, if not reward him, for compromises made in service of solutions.
8
Marie de France
Great were the lamentation and the cry when the news of this mischance was noised about the city. Such a tumult of mourning was never before heard, for the whole city was moved.
9
Madeleine M. Kunin
When all the world appears to be in a tumult, and nature itself is feeling the assault of climate change, the seasons retain their essential rhythm. Yes, fall gives us a premonition of winter, but then, winter, will be forced to relent, once again, to the new beginnings of soft greens, longer light, and the sweet air of spring.
10
John Millington Synge
A week of sweeping fogs has passed over and given me a strange sense of exile and desolation. I walk round the island nearly every day, yet I can see nothing anywhere but a mass of wet rock, a strip of surf, and then a tumult of waves.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TUMULT»

Discover the use of tumult in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tumult and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tumult and Silence at Second Creek: An Inquiry Into a Civil ...
An inquiry into the suppressed Adams County slave rebellion plot of 1861 reveals how slaves conspired to overthrow and murder their white masters and what happened when the conspiracy was discovered. By the author of White over Black.
Winthrop D. Jordan, 1995
2
Ballots of Tumult: A Portrait of Volatility in American Voting
A study of the volatile nature of American politics
Courtney Brown, 1991
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The Voodoo Wave: Inside a Season of Triumph and Tumult at ...
Mark Kreidler takes readers inside the waves, inside the lives of the competitors, and introduces them to Jeff Clark, the man who first dared to ride Maverick’s.
Mark Kreidler, 2011
4
Tumult and Dr. Frances Lowe
This is the story of an accredited black female doctor pioneering in the West in the late 1800s, and the prejudices she encountered when answering an ad for a doctor and then arriving in a newly developing town in Nevada.
Eula Youngblood, 2010
5
Conflict, Power, and Multitude in Machiavelli and Spinoza: ...
The book begins by showing how closely tied the two thinkers are in relation to realism.
Filippo Del Lucchese, 2011
6
Tumult
Bekker, dissatisfied with his life, moves in with his daughter and attempts to revive their relationship after years of neglect
Botho Strauß, 1984
7
Alexis and the Lake Tahoe Tumult
Bailey and Alexis take a vacation at a Lake Tahoe ski resort, where Alexis decides to film a documentary at a nearby animal refuge, but when she witnesses odd and dangerous incidents, she and Bailey must uncover the mystery.
Erica Rodgers, 2011
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Beyond the tumult
Beretning om engelske piloter i tysk krigsfangenskab under 1. verdenskrig, herunder gennemførte undvigelser.
Barry Winchester, 1972
9
Lessons in Simply Being: Finding the Peace Within Tumult
Lessons in Simply Being is the memoir of a recovering control addict who finds meaning in life after the collapse of all she had clung to.
Carol O. Eckerman, 2012
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The greatest tumult: the Chinese civil war, 1936-49
An account of the Chinese Civil War re-examining the strategy, tactics, and leadership of both sides
E. R. Hooton, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TUMULT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tumult is used in the context of the following news items.
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NJ Justices Avoid Tumult By OK'ing Recall Of Retired Judges
Law360, Newark (July 30, 2015, 8:14 PM ET) -- New Jersey's wide use of retired judges to address vacancies can continue thanks to a state Supreme Court ... «Law360, Jul 15»
2
Tumult in Delco district: School board head quits
Aftershocks from the controversy that led the Rose Tree Media School District to sever ties with a popular principal continue to rattle the district, with this week's ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
3
Global Tumult Gives Fed Some Pause on Rates
Worries about global turbulence and soft spots in the domestic economy weighed on Federal Reserve officials when they gathered at their June policy meeting, ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
4
This Week In Congress: Post July 4 Tumult
This Week In Congress: Post July 4 Tumult. Law360, New York (July 5, 2015, 8:51 PM ET) --. Richard A. Hertling %>. Richard A. Hertling. The House and Senate ... «Law360, Jul 15»
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For Fed to Delay Rate Hikes, Global Tumult Would Need to Infect US
A wave of financial turbulence overseas could delay the Federal Reserve's plans to raise short-term interest rates in the months ahead, but only if it ends up ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
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Dow bends but doesn't break amid Greek tumult
Dow bends but doesn't break amid Greek tumult. By Adam Shell June 29, 2015 9:53 am. SHARE ON FACEBOOK. SHARE ON TWITTERTWEET. SHARE ON ... «USA TODAY, Jun 15»
7
Egyptian president's news conference in Berlin after Merkel meeting …
BERLIN – A news conference with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel has ended in tumult after a woman yelled ... «Fox News, Jun 15»
8
Obama: "There's A Lot Of Tumult And Chaos Around The World …
In an interview with MSNBC's Chris Matthews broadcasted on the network Tuesday evening, President Obama said "there's a lot of tumult and chaos around the ... «RealClearPolitics, Apr 15»
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Expect tumult for broker-dealers if DOL fiduciary plan goes through
It's early days, but retirement plan experts predict a major shake-up in the way broker-dealers do business with small retirement plans and IRAs — all thanks to a ... «InvestmentNews, Apr 15»
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Banks Are Poised to Profit From Forex Tumult
The big currency swings of the past three months have whipsawed many investors. Wall Street may end up loving the action. As U.S. banks closed out the first ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»

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