tumult
[noun]
Synonyms: commotion, clamour, din, hubbub, pandemonium, riot, row, turmoil, upheaval, uproar

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Contrasted words: calm, hush, lull, quietude
Related Idioms: all hell broken loose
Related Words: disturbance, turmoil, uproar, babel, din, hullabaloo, pandemonium, racket, seething, disorder, unsettlement, ferment, maelstrom, paroxysm, noise, corroboree

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

tu‧mult /ˈtjuːmʌlt $ ˈtuː-/ noun [uncountable and countable] formal
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: tumulte, from Latin tumultus]

1. a confused, noisy, and excited situation, often caused by a large crowd Synonym : turmoil:
I could simply not be heard in the tumult.
in tumult
The whole country is in tumult.

2. a state of mental confusion caused by strong emotions such as anger, sadness etc Synonym : turmoil

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲