Word of the Day: TUMULTUOUS
Disorderly or distraught
tumultuous (adj) - full of or causing uproar, riot, or disturbance; highly agitated or distraught (also tumultuary) [too-muhl-choo-uhs]
BREAKDOWN: TUMULT- (commotion) + -UOUS (full of)
tumult is the noisy commotion of a crowd or mob; an uproar, uprising, or riot; mental disturbance or agitation
“History is the transformation of tumultuous conquerors into silent footnotes.” —Paul Eldridge
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