All 6 Uses

tumult
in
Things Fall Apart
(Edited)

Whenever one of these ancient men appeared in the crowd to dance unsteadily the funeral steps of the tribe, younger men gave way and the tumult subsided.
p. 122.9

tumult = confusion or disorder
But before this quiet and final rite, the tumult increased tenfold.
p. 123.3

tumult = noise from a disorderly event
Then an unmistakable voice rose above the tumult and there was immediate silence.
p. 189.6 *
The waiting backcloth jumped into tumultuous life and the meeting was stopped.
p. 205.1

tumultuous = turbulent (confused and disordered)
They had broken into tumult instead of action.
p. 205.6

tumult = confusion and disorder
He discerned fright in that tumult.
p. 205.7 *

Definitions:

(1) (tumult as in: couldn't hear over the tumult)
loud noise -- usually created by an unrestrained crowd or some kind of confusion
(2) (tumult as in: tumult in financial markets)
confusion or disorder
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)