a state of violent and noisy disturbance, as of a multitude; turmoil.

an instance of this.

noun

calm , peace

noun

ado , babble , babel , bedlam , bickering , big scene , brawl , broil * , bustle , chaos , clamor , clangor , clatter , confusion , din , disorder , flap * , fracas * , free-for-all * , furor , fuss , hassle , jangle , mayhem , melee , noise , outcry , racket , riot , roughhouse , row , ruction , shivaree , stink * , stir , strife , to-do * , turbulence , turmoil , violence , brouhaha , agitation , commotion , helter-skelter , tumult , hubbub , hullabaloo , pandemonium , rumpus , ballyhoo , charivari , clamour , disturbance , ferment , flap , fracas