Dictionary of troublesome word. Bill Bryson. 2013.
tumult, turmoil — Both describe confusion and agitation. The difference is that tumult applies only to people but turmoil applies to both people and things. Tumultuous, however, can describe things as well as people ( tumultuous applause, tumultuous seas ) … Dictionary of troublesome word
tumult — index affray, anarchy, belligerency, bluster (commotion), brawl, commotion, confusion (turmoil) … Law dictionary
tumult — , turmoil Both describe confusion and agitation. The difference is that tumult applies only to people, but turmoil applies to both people and things. Tumultuous, however, can also describe things as well as people ( tumultuous applause,… … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Turmoil — Tur moil, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps fr. OF. tremouille the hopper of a mill, trembler to tremble (cf. E. tremble); influenced by E. turn and moil.] Harassing labor; trouble; molestation by tumult; disturbance; worrying confusion. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tumult — *commotion, agitation, turmoil, turbulence, confusion, convulsion, upheaval Analogous words: agitation, perturbation, disturbance (see corresponding verbs at DISCOMPOSE): uprising, insurrection, *rebellion, revolt, mutiny: disorder, unsettlement… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
tumult — [n] uproar, confusion ado, affray, agitation, altercation, babel, bedlam, brawl, clamor, commotion, convulsion, din, disorder, disturbance, dither, excitement, ferment, fight, fracas, fuss, hassle*, jangle, lather*, maelstrom, noise, outbreak,… … New thesaurus
turmoil — I noun activity, ado, agitation, bedlam, bustle, chaos, commotion, confusion, convulsion, discord, disorder, disquiet, distraction, disturbance, excitement, ferment, fracas, fuss, havoc, huddle, imbroglio, jumble, melee, muddle, pandemonium,… … Law dictionary
turmoil — *commotion, agitation, tumult, turbulence, confusion, convulsion, upheaval Analogous words: agitation, disquiet, disturbance, perturbation (see corresponding verbs at DISCOMPOSE): restlessness, nervousness, uneasiness, jitteriness (see… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
turmoil — [n] chaos agitation, ailment, anxiety, anxiousness, bedlam, bustle, commotion, confusion, disorder, disquiet, disquietude, distress, disturbance, dither, ferment, flap*, flurry, freefor all*, fuss, hassle*, hectic, hubbub*, lather*, mix up, noise … New thesaurus
turmoil — [tʉr′moil΄] n. [tur (< ? TURBULENT) + MOIL] tumult; commotion; uproar; confusion … English World dictionary
