tumultuation

noun

tu·​mul·​tu·​a·​tion

plural -s

: the act or process of making a tumult : disturbance

Word History

Etymology

Middle English tumultuacion, from Latin tumultuation-, tumultuatio, from tumultuatus (past participle) + -ion-, -io -ion

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