Tumult (noun)
tum-ult
Violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar.
1375–1425; late Middle English tumult ( e ) < Latin tumultus an uproar, akin to tumēre to swell
Example sentences
“It was hard to hear in the tumult of the mob.”
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