Tumult vs Jumble - What's the difference?
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Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd.
* Alexander Pope
Violent commotion or agitation, often with confusion of sounds.
A riot or uprising.
(obsolete) To make a tumult; to be in great commotion.
to mix or confuse
* Burton
* Tennyson
to meet or unite in a confused way
A mixture of unrelated things.
(British) Items for a rummage sale.
(archaic) A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring-shaped.
As nouns the difference between tumult and jumble
is that tumult is confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd while jumble is a mixture of unrelated things.As verbs the difference between tumult and jumble
is that tumult is to make a tumult; to be in great commotion while jumble is to mix or confuse.tumult
English
Noun
(en noun)- Till in loud tumult all the Greeks arose.
- the tumult of the elements
- the tumult of the spirits or passions
Synonyms
* uproar * ruckusVerb
(en verb)- Importuning and tumulting even to the fear of a revolt. — Milton.
jumble
English
Verb
(jumbl)- Why dost thou blend and jumble such inconsistencies together?
- Every clime and age jumbled together.