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TUMULTUOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A state of commotion and noise and confusion
Synonyms:
garboil; tumult; tumultuousness; uproar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("tumultuousness" is a kind of...):
commotion; disruption; disturbance; flutter; hoo-ha; hoo-hah; hurly burly; kerfuffle; to-do (a disorderly outburst or tumult)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tumultuousness"):
combustion (a state of violent disturbance and excitement)
Derivation:
tumultuous (characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination)
