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tu·mul·tu·ous
(to͝o-mŭl′cho͞o-əs, tyo͝o-)adj.
1. Very loud; noisy: tumultuous applause.
2. Characterized by disorderly commotion: the tumultuous years of the 1960s.
3. Characterized by mental or emotional agitation: a tumultuous love affair.
tu·mul′tu·ous·ly adv.
tu·mul′tu·ous·ness n.
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tumultuous
(tjuːˈmʌltjʊəs)adj
1. uproarious, riotous, or turbulent: a tumultuous welcome.
2. greatly agitated, confused, or disturbed: a tumultuous dream.
3. making a loud or unruly disturbance: tumultuous insurgents.
tuˈmultuously adv
tuˈmultuousness n
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tu•mul•tu•ous
(tuˈmʌl tʃu əs, tyu-)adj.
1. full of tumult or riotousness; uproarious; disorderly.
2. highly agitated; distraught; turbulent.
tu•mul′tu•ous•ly, adv.
tu•mul′tu•ous•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | tumultuous - characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination; "effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood" unquiet - characterized by unrest or disorder; "unquiet days of riots"; "following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation"; "spent an unquiet night tossing and turning" |
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tumultuous
adjective
1. turbulent, exciting, confused, disturbed, hectic, stormy, agitated the tumultuous changes in Eastern Europe
turbulent still, quiet, calm, peaceful, hushed, serene, tranquil, restful
turbulent still, quiet, calm, peaceful, hushed, serene, tranquil, restful
2. wild, excited, riotous, unrestrained, violent, raging, disorderly, fierce, passionate, noisy, restless, unruly, rowdy, boisterous, full-on (informal), lawless, vociferous, rumbustious, uproarious, obstreperous, clamorous Delegates greeted the news with tumultuous applause.
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tumultuous
adjective1. Marked by unrest or disturbance:
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Translations
ضَجّاج، كَثير الضَّوْضاء
bouřlivý
lármás
hávaîasamur
gürültülüpatırtılı
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
tumultuous
[tjuːˈmʌltʃuəs] adj → tumultueux/euseCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
tumultuous
adj applause, day, times, relationship → stürmisch; they gave him a tumultuous welcome → sie begrüßten ihn stürmisch; a tumultuous sea → eine stürmische See
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
tumultuous
[tjuːˈmʌltjʊəs] adj → tumultuoso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
tumult
(ˈtjuːmalt) noun a great noise (usually made by a crowd). He could hear a great tumult in the street.
tuˈmultuous (-tʃuəs) adjective with great noise or confusion. The crowd gave him a tumultuous welcome; tumultuous applause.
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