tumult
/ˈtu·mʌlt/ n [C/U]Definition
› noise and excitement, or a state of confusion, change, or uncertainty: [U] mental tumult [C usually sing] a tumult of emotion [U] The garden sits amid the tumult of downtown Vancouver. tumultuous /tʊˈmʌl·tʃu·əs/ adj › The honoree received tumultuous applause.
(Definition of tumult n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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