different between tumult vs jumble

English

Etymology

From Old French tumulte, from Latin tumultus (“noise, tumult”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?tju?.m?lt/, /?t?u?.m?lt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?tu?.m?lt/
• Rhymes: -?lt

Noun

tumult (plural tumults)

1. Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd.
2. Violent commotion or agitation, often with confusion of sounds.

3. A riot or uprising.

Synonyms

• uproar
• ruckus

Related terms

Translations

Verb

tumult (third-person singular simple present tumults, present participle tumulting, simple past and past participle tumulted)

1. (obsolete) To make a tumult; to be in great commotion.

Danish

Etymology

From Latin tumultus (“noise, tumult”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tumult/, [t?u?mul?d?]

Noun

tumult c (singular definite tumulten, plural indefinite tumulter)

1. uproar, tumult
2. riot, disturbance
3. scuffle

Inflection

Synonyms

• tummel

Related terms

• tumultagtig
• tumultarisk

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch tumult, from Old French tumulte, from Latin tumultus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ty?m?lt/
• Hyphenation: tu?mult
• Rhymes: -?lt

Noun

tumult n (plural tumulten)

1. tumult

Derived terms

• tumultueus

Polish

Etymology

From Latin tumultus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tu.mult/

Noun

tumult m inan

1. tumult (noise as made by a crowd)

   Synonym: zgie?k

2. (archaic) tumult (violent commotion or agitation)

   Synonym: zamieszki

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) tumultowy

Further reading

• tumult in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• tumult in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin tumultus

Noun

tumult n (plural tumulturi)

1. tumult

Synonyms

• larm?
• zarv?
• agita?ie

Related terms

• tumultos, tumultuos

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d??mb?l/

• Rhymes: -?mb?l

Etymology 1

From Middle English jumbelen, alteration of jumbren, jombren, a variant of jumpren, frequentative of jumpen (“to jump”), equal to jump +? -le. More at jumber, jump, jumper.

Verb

jumble (third-person singular simple present jumbles, present participle jumbling, simple past and past participle jumbled)

1. (transitive) To mix or confuse.
   • a. 1677, Isaac Barrow, Of Contentment (sermon)

     Why dost thou blend and jumble such inconsistencies together?

   • Every clime and age jumbled together.

2. (intransitive) To meet or unite in a confused way.

Derived terms

• jumble up

Translations

Noun

jumble (countable and uncountable, plural jumbles)

1. A mixture of unrelated things.
2. (uncountable, Britain) Items for a rummage sale.
3. (countable, Britain, informal) A rummage sale.
   • 1982, Hunter Davies, Flossie Teacake's Fur Coat

     "That's a nice coat," said Bella. "I used to have one like that. Got it at a jumble. But it didn't suit me. You look great in it."

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:hodgepodge

Translations

See also

• jumble sale

Etymology 2

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Noun

jumble (plural jumbles)

1. (archaic) A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring-shaped.

Alternative forms

• jumbal
• jumball