tumulto

Definitions of tumulto
  1. noun
    a disturbance of the peace or of public order
    synonyms: agitazione, disordine, moto
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    anarchia
    a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)
    confusione, disorientamento, sfasamento
    disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
    rivolgimento, sconvolgimento
    a disorderly outburst or tumult
    rivolgimento, sconvolgimento
    a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
    demoralizzazione
    a state of disorder and confusion
    bagarre, baraonda, bordello, buriana, can can, caos, casino, confusione, disordine, finimondo, giungla, marasma, pandemonio, parapiglia, putiferio, quarantotto, rivoluzione, sarabanda, sbandamento, sbando, scompiglio, sconquasso, soqquadro, sottosopra, subbuglio, tempesta, trambusto, turbolenza, vespaio
    a state of extreme confusion and disorder
    baraonda, bordello, casino, marasma, pandemonio, putiferio, quarantotto, rivoluzione, sarabanda, tempesta, vespaio
    a violent commotion or disturbance
    fermentazione
    a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
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    condizione, stato
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
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