English-Dutch translations for tumult

• tumult
  Te midden van dit mondiale tumult zien wij een prachtige ontwikkeling: de geboorte van Zuid-Soedan. However, in the midst of this global tumult, we are witnessing a wonderful development: the birth of Southern Sudan.
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Definition of tumult

• Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd
• Violent commotion or agitation, often with confusion of sounds
• A riot or uprising
• To make a tumult; to be in great commotion

Examples

• the tumult of the elements
• the tumult of the spirits or passions

Related words

• tumultuous
• tumultuously
• tumulus