Definition of Tumultuous
Tumultuous
tu·mul·tu·ous
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
loud, confusing, and/or excited, marked by great emotion;
e.g. The crowd burst into tumultuous applause on the president's arrival.
(adjective)
marked by disorder and/or confusion, typically loud, excited, and caused by a large number of people, i.e. marked by a tumult;
e.g. The first day of the ticket sales was tumultuous, as everyone rushed to buy one of the limited tickets.
(adjective)
tending or likely to provoke/cause noisy and excited disorder or confusion, i.e. disposed to incite a tumult;
e.g. They anticipate that this will be a tumultuous election, since people will be angry regardless of who wins.
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wreak havoc
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