Word of the Day for Wednesday, March 25, 2009
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tumult \TOO-mult; TYOO-mult\, noun:
tumult \TOO-mult; TYOO-mult\, noun:
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1. The commotion or agitation of a crowd, usually accompanied with great noise, uproar, and confusion of voices; hurly-burly; noisy confusion.
1. The commotion or agitation of a crowd, usually accompanied with great noise, uproar, and confusion of voices; hurly-burly; noisy confusion.
2. Violent commotion or agitation, with confusion of sounds; as, "the tumult of the elements."
3. Irregular or confused motion; agitation; high excitement; as, "the tumult of the spirits or passions."--tumultuous, adjective
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While the B.O. did not start the current financial tumult, he has effectively thrown gas on a small campfire in the woods and turned it into a conflagration of epic proportions through his socialist-Marxist agenda!
While the B.O. did not start the current financial tumult, he has effectively thrown gas on a small campfire in the woods and turned it into a conflagration of epic proportions through his socialist-Marxist agenda!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Tumult is from Latin tumultus, from tumeo, tumere, to swell; to swell with anger or excitement.
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