Vocabulary
Tumult
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people.
Urdu meaning
ہنگامہ، دنگا،بلوا، فساد، مجمع کا شور
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- High inflation and unemployment, macroeconomic tumult, visible corruption of ruling party elites and pervasive resentment towards the political status quo.
- I T I I lìalochistan in tumult, the political class needs 1(> hea I the province`s wounds with sagacity and farsighi edness.
- In the long run, the power wielders need to ask themselves why communities across Pakistan are in tumult.
- Indeed, while political tumult is bad for the economy, it is worse for the government.
- The political instability, ongoing since the 2022 ouster of the PTI, has only aggravated the economic tumult, with the country narrowly dodging a default last summer after being thrown an emergency lifeline by the IMF.
Synonyms
din, loud noise, racket, uproar, commotion, ruckus, rumpus, hubbub, pandemonium,
Antonyms
silence, peace, tranquillity
Curator example
“a tumult of shouting and screaming broke out”
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