Definitions for tumultuous
tuˈmʌl tʃu əs, tyu-tu·mul·tuous

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1. disruptive, riotous, troubled, tumultuous, turbulentadjective

   characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

   "effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood"

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1. tumultuousadjective

   Noisy and disorderly

2. tumultuousadjective

   Causing tumult

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1. Tumultuousadjective

   full of tumult; characterized by tumult; disorderly; turbulent

2. Tumultuousadjective

   conducted with disorder; noisy; confused; boisterous; disorderly; as, a tumultuous assembly or meeting

3. Tumultuousadjective

   agitated, as with conflicting passions; disturbed

4. Tumultuousadjective

   turbulent; violent; as, a tumultuous speech

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tumultuous in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tumultuous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of tumultuous in a Sentence

1. Spiro Agnew:

   Some of the politicians in this country, in their feverish search for group acceptance, are ready to endorse tumultuous confrontation as a substitute for debate, and the most illogical and unfitting extensions of the Bill of Rights as protections for psychotic and criminal elements in our society. We have seen all too clearly that there are mennow in power in this countrywho do not represent authority, who cannot cope with tradition, and who believe that the people of America are ready to support revolution as long as it is done with a cultured voice and a handsome profile.

2. State John Kerry:

   A united Cyprus will stand as a beacon of hope in a tumultuous part of the world.

3. Simon Cusack:

   I was there in Rome on the day when German Steffen set the record and I remember thinking back then,' this one is going to stand for a while'. And it did, for the super-suit era, the sooner it can be erased, the better. It was just a tumultuous time in swimming history and what it did at the time was it made a bit of a joke out of world record standards. It really discriminated against the ones who set the previous ones in the old lycra costumes.

4. Stacey Robinault:

   The spouse is always the prime suspect, and it doesnt help that her friends are saying that she told them about a tumultuous relationship, she said in an email. Speaking generally, Baden said recent past injuries could be evident on a victims body, depending on how old they are. In some cases, certain injuries can be present for many weeks. You take a discolorationits purple or blue or red or yellow or green and look at it under the microscope, one can get a good idea of how long theyve been there, Baden said. ALEXIS SHARKEYS MOM CONVINCED FOUL PLAY TO BLAME IN DAUGHTERS DEATH Tom Sharkey told local ABC13 he and his wife did not fight before she left that Friday, but he He added:I know what my life was with my wife.

5. Michael Deibert:

   Without a functioning Parliament and without a prime minister, I'm afraid it could be a tumultuous time in January.

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