Bother and Tumult

Bother

Bother noun - A state of noisy, confused activity.
Usage example: the whole household was in a bother, as our overnight guests were expected to arrive any minute

Tumult and bother are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tumult" instead a noun "Bother".

Tumult

Tumult noun - A state of noisy, confused activity.
Usage example: in the tumult of the evacuation from the coast, we accidentally left on the television, which was of course tuned to the local newscast breathlessly reporting on the hurricane we were fleeing

Bother and tumult are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bother" instead a noun "Tumult".

Nearby Word: tumultuous
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