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

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1. disruptive, riotous, troubled, tumultuous, turbulent(adj)

   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"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. tumultuous(Adjective)

   Noisy and disorderly

2. tumultuous(Adjective)

   Causing tumult

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1. Tumultuous(adj)

   full of tumult; characterized by tumult; disorderly; turbulent

2. Tumultuous(adj)

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

3. Tumultuous(adj)

   agitated, as with conflicting passions; disturbed

4. Tumultuous(adj)

   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. Michael Deibert:

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

2. Chuck Schumer:

   Republican leadership can't get its tumultuous president on board with anything, the breakdown of compromise is poisoning this Congress and it all comes down to President Trump.

3. 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.

4. Chris Barron:

   Trump’s absurd utterances to illustrate the president’s tumultuous inner life of paranoia, narcissism and xenophobia.

5. State John Kerry:

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

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