Definition of tumult in English:

tumult

noun ˈtjuːmʌltˈt(j)uˌməlt

1A loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people.
（尤指因人多造成的）吵闹，喧哗
a tumult of shouting and screaming broke out
人群中爆发出一阵喊叫与尖叫。
Example sentencesExamples
- The play ends in a tumult of sounds, the woman's screams and the man's pleadings with the doctor to ‘send help immediately’ being drowned by music and the screams of an ambulance siren.
- Hundreds of other families were also separated in the tumult.
Synonyms
din, loud noise, racket, uproar, commotion, ruckus, rumpus, hubbub, pandemonium, babel, bedlam, brouhaha, fracas, furore, melee, frenzy, ado
shouting, yelling, clamour, clangour
Scottish &amp Northern English stramash
informal hullabaloo
British informal row
Law, dated affray
1. 1.1mass noun A state of confusion or disorder.
  骚乱；混乱
  the whole neighbourhood was in a state of fear and tumult
  整个邻近地区都处于恐惧和混乱状态。
  his personal tumult ended when he began writing songs
  〈喻〉当他开始写歌时，个人的烦恼平息了下来。
  Example sentencesExamples
  His effective rhetoric reassured a country unsettled by the tumults of the 1960s and 1970s and perceptions of American decline.
  There were no dramatic snowstorms or tumults in the weather to announce the season.
  Ford responded by shouting back in what sounded like Latin and slowly, but noticeably, the tumult in the apartment decreased.
  It would be unfair to bring another person into the tumults of my existence.
  I'm almost feeling ready to launch myself back into the tumult.
  Initiatives such as the Church Missionary Society belonged in a pattern of revival that forms a long prehistory to the tumults of the 1830s.
  One reason people were so stirred by her passing was because she had experienced so many of the tumults of the twentieth century.
  The tumults of the past few years are beginning to push growing numbers of young people away.
  The poetry of great minds has grown and been nurtured in the midst of life's mystic tumult and disorder.
  Amid all the tumult and clamour of the teeming crowds who throng the premises, the hall stands dignified in its majestic splendour.
  Sixty years ago these streets were full of the tumult and clatter of life.
  There is little concern about people coming to fill a skills gap, but a mighty tumult about bogus asylum seekers claiming benefits.
  Despite all tumult and turbulence, one after all, had to carry on.
  His outline was blurred now, hazy behind the tumults of hail.
  In the middle of the tumult bleached blonde Russians buy up sackloads of polyester clothes and packets of tea.
  The Lakers are just one of 16 playoff teams trying to phase out the tribulations and tumults of the 82-game regular season.
  There is actually nothing the Queen can do except carry on being who she is and doing what she does, however great the tumult that surrounds her.
  The band emerged from the tumult apparently unscathed.
  Public tumults and tragedies gradually recede into the past and become less emotionally fraught for all of us.
  She will never reach the age when the tumults of young adulthood can be looked back upon with rueful sympathy and without anger and vengefulness.
  Synonyms
  turmoil, confusion, disorder, disarray, disturbance, unrest, chaos, turbulence, mayhem, havoc, upheaval, upset, ferment, agitation, trouble
  storms, tempests, maelstroms, convulsions

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French tumulte or Latin tumultus.

truffle from late 16th century:
This word for a type of fungus is probably via Dutch from obsolete French truffle, perhaps based on Latin tubera, the plural of tuber ‘hump, swelling’, also the source of tuber (late 17th century). Use of the word in confectionery dates from the 1920s. The related verb tumere ‘to swell’ is the source of tumult (Late Middle English)

Definition of tumult in US English:

tumult

nounˈt(j)uˌməltˈt(y)o͞oˌməlt

1usually in singular A loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people.
（尤指因人多造成的）吵闹，喧哗
a tumult of shouting and screaming broke out
人群中爆发出一阵喊叫与尖叫。
Example sentencesExamples
- Hundreds of other families were also separated in the tumult.
- The play ends in a tumult of sounds, the woman's screams and the man's pleadings with the doctor to ‘send help immediately’ being drowned by music and the screams of an ambulance siren.
Synonyms
din, loud noise, racket, uproar, commotion, ruckus, rumpus, hubbub, pandemonium, babel, bedlam, brouhaha, fracas, furore, melee, frenzy, ado
1. 1.1 Confusion or disorder.
  骚乱；混乱
  the whole neighborhood was in a state of fear and tumult
  整个邻近地区都处于恐惧和混乱状态。
  his personal tumult ended when he began writing songs
  〈喻〉当他开始写歌时，个人的烦恼平息了下来。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Public tumults and tragedies gradually recede into the past and become less emotionally fraught for all of us.
  One reason people were so stirred by her passing was because she had experienced so many of the tumults of the twentieth century.
  Sixty years ago these streets were full of the tumult and clatter of life.
  In the middle of the tumult bleached blonde Russians buy up sackloads of polyester clothes and packets of tea.
  His outline was blurred now, hazy behind the tumults of hail.
  Despite all tumult and turbulence, one after all, had to carry on.
  There is actually nothing the Queen can do except carry on being who she is and doing what she does, however great the tumult that surrounds her.
  The band emerged from the tumult apparently unscathed.
  Initiatives such as the Church Missionary Society belonged in a pattern of revival that forms a long prehistory to the tumults of the 1830s.
  There were no dramatic snowstorms or tumults in the weather to announce the season.
  There is little concern about people coming to fill a skills gap, but a mighty tumult about bogus asylum seekers claiming benefits.
  Amid all the tumult and clamour of the teeming crowds who throng the premises, the hall stands dignified in its majestic splendour.
  She will never reach the age when the tumults of young adulthood can be looked back upon with rueful sympathy and without anger and vengefulness.
  Ford responded by shouting back in what sounded like Latin and slowly, but noticeably, the tumult in the apartment decreased.
  The tumults of the past few years are beginning to push growing numbers of young people away.
  The poetry of great minds has grown and been nurtured in the midst of life's mystic tumult and disorder.
  I'm almost feeling ready to launch myself back into the tumult.
  His effective rhetoric reassured a country unsettled by the tumults of the 1960s and 1970s and perceptions of American decline.
  It would be unfair to bring another person into the tumults of my existence.
  The Lakers are just one of 16 playoff teams trying to phase out the tribulations and tumults of the 82-game regular season.
  Synonyms
  turmoil, confusion, disorder, disarray, disturbance, unrest, chaos, turbulence, mayhem, havoc, upheaval, upset, ferment, agitation, trouble

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French tumulte or Latin tumultus.

单词	tumult
释义	Definition of tumult in English: tumult noun ˈtjuːmʌltˈt(j)uˌməlt 1A loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people. （尤指因人多造成的）吵闹，喧哗 a tumult of shouting and screaming broke out 人群中爆发出一阵喊叫与尖叫。 Example sentencesExamples The play ends in a tumult of sounds, the woman's screams and the man's pleadings with the doctor to ‘send help immediately’ being drowned by music and the screams of an ambulance siren. Hundreds of other families were also separated in the tumult. Synonyms din, loud noise, racket, uproar, commotion, ruckus, rumpus, hubbub, pandemonium, babel, bedlam, brouhaha, fracas, furore, melee, frenzy, ado shouting, yelling, clamour, clangour Scottish &amp Northern English stramash informal hullabaloo British informal row Law, dated affray 1.1mass noun A state of confusion or disorder. 骚乱；混乱 the whole neighbourhood was in a state of fear and tumult 整个邻近地区都处于恐惧和混乱状态。 his personal tumult ended when he began writing songs 〈喻〉当他开始写歌时，个人的烦恼平息了下来。 Example sentencesExamples His effective rhetoric reassured a country unsettled by the tumults of the 1960s and 1970s and perceptions of American decline. There were no dramatic snowstorms or tumults in the weather to announce the season. Ford responded by shouting back in what sounded like Latin and slowly, but noticeably, the tumult in the apartment decreased. It would be unfair to bring another person into the tumults of my existence. I'm almost feeling ready to launch myself back into the tumult. Initiatives such as the Church Missionary Society belonged in a pattern of revival that forms a long prehistory to the tumults of the 1830s. One reason people were so stirred by her passing was because she had experienced so many of the tumults of the twentieth century. The tumults of the past few years are beginning to push growing numbers of young people away. The poetry of great minds has grown and been nurtured in the midst of life's mystic tumult and disorder. Amid all the tumult and clamour of the teeming crowds who throng the premises, the hall stands dignified in its majestic splendour. Sixty years ago these streets were full of the tumult and clatter of life. There is little concern about people coming to fill a skills gap, but a mighty tumult about bogus asylum seekers claiming benefits. Despite all tumult and turbulence, one after all, had to carry on. His outline was blurred now, hazy behind the tumults of hail. In the middle of the tumult bleached blonde Russians buy up sackloads of polyester clothes and packets of tea. The Lakers are just one of 16 playoff teams trying to phase out the tribulations and tumults of the 82-game regular season. There is actually nothing the Queen can do except carry on being who she is and doing what she does, however great the tumult that surrounds her. The band emerged from the tumult apparently unscathed. Public tumults and tragedies gradually recede into the past and become less emotionally fraught for all of us. She will never reach the age when the tumults of young adulthood can be looked back upon with rueful sympathy and without anger and vengefulness. Synonyms turmoil, confusion, disorder, disarray, disturbance, unrest, chaos, turbulence, mayhem, havoc, upheaval, upset, ferment, agitation, trouble storms, tempests, maelstroms, convulsions Origin Late Middle English: from Old French tumulte or Latin tumultus. truffle from late 16th century: This word for a type of fungus is probably via Dutch from obsolete French truffle, perhaps based on Latin tubera, the plural of tuber ‘hump, swelling’, also the source of tuber (late 17th century). Use of the word in confectionery dates from the 1920s. The related verb tumere ‘to swell’ is the source of tumult (Late Middle English) Definition of tumult in US English: tumult nounˈt(j)uˌməltˈt(y)o͞oˌməlt 1usually in singular A loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people. （尤指因人多造成的）吵闹，喧哗 a tumult of shouting and screaming broke out 人群中爆发出一阵喊叫与尖叫。 Example sentencesExamples Hundreds of other families were also separated in the tumult. The play ends in a tumult of sounds, the woman's screams and the man's pleadings with the doctor to ‘send help immediately’ being drowned by music and the screams of an ambulance siren. Synonyms din, loud noise, racket, uproar, commotion, ruckus, rumpus, hubbub, pandemonium, babel, bedlam, brouhaha, fracas, furore, melee, frenzy, ado 1.1 Confusion or disorder. 骚乱；混乱 the whole neighborhood was in a state of fear and tumult 整个邻近地区都处于恐惧和混乱状态。 his personal tumult ended when he began writing songs 〈喻〉当他开始写歌时，个人的烦恼平息了下来。 Example sentencesExamples Public tumults and tragedies gradually recede into the past and become less emotionally fraught for all of us. One reason people were so stirred by her passing was because she had experienced so many of the tumults of the twentieth century. Sixty years ago these streets were full of the tumult and clatter of life. In the middle of the tumult bleached blonde Russians buy up sackloads of polyester clothes and packets of tea. His outline was blurred now, hazy behind the tumults of hail. Despite all tumult and turbulence, one after all, had to carry on. There is actually nothing the Queen can do except carry on being who she is and doing what she does, however great the tumult that surrounds her. The band emerged from the tumult apparently unscathed. Initiatives such as the Church Missionary Society belonged in a pattern of revival that forms a long prehistory to the tumults of the 1830s. There were no dramatic snowstorms or tumults in the weather to announce the season. There is little concern about people coming to fill a skills gap, but a mighty tumult about bogus asylum seekers claiming benefits. Amid all the tumult and clamour of the teeming crowds who throng the premises, the hall stands dignified in its majestic splendour. She will never reach the age when the tumults of young adulthood can be looked back upon with rueful sympathy and without anger and vengefulness. Ford responded by shouting back in what sounded like Latin and slowly, but noticeably, the tumult in the apartment decreased. The tumults of the past few years are beginning to push growing numbers of young people away. The poetry of great minds has grown and been nurtured in the midst of life's mystic tumult and disorder. I'm almost feeling ready to launch myself back into the tumult. His effective rhetoric reassured a country unsettled by the tumults of the 1960s and 1970s and perceptions of American decline. It would be unfair to bring another person into the tumults of my existence. The Lakers are just one of 16 playoff teams trying to phase out the tribulations and tumults of the 82-game regular season. Synonyms turmoil, confusion, disorder, disarray, disturbance, unrest, chaos, turbulence, mayhem, havoc, upheaval, upset, ferment, agitation, trouble Origin Late Middle English: from Old French tumulte or Latin tumultus.
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