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tumult
noun [C or U] /ˈtjuː.mʌlt/
/ˈtuː-/ formalDefinition
› a loud noise, especially that produced by an excited crowd, or a state of confusion, change, or uncertainty: You couldn't hear her speak over the tumult from the screaming fans. From every direction, people were running and shouting and falling over each other in a tumult of confusion. The financial markets are in tumult.Noise and noisy
(Definition of tumult noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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