tumultuous
adjective/tjuːˈmʌltʃuəs/
/tuːˈmʌltʃuəs/
[usually before noun]- very loud; involving strong feelings, especially feelings of approval
- tumultuous applause
- a tumultuous reception/welcome
- involving many difficulties and a lot of change and often violence synonym tempestuous
- the tumultuous years of the English Civil War
- It was a tumultuous time in her life.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Old French tumultuous or Latin tumultuosus, from tumultus.
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