tum

swell,disturbance, uproar

Usage

  • contumacious

    Someone who is contumacious is purposely stubborn, contrary, or disobedient.

  • tumultuous

    A tumultuous event or period of time is filled with great excitement, confusion, or violence; a tumultuous reaction to something is likewise very loud and noisy because people are happy and excited.

  • tumescent

    Something that is tumescent, such as bodily tissue, is swelling or becoming swollen.

  • contumacy

    willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order

  • contumelious

    arrogantly insolent

  • contumely

    a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

  • tumescence

    tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues

  • tumid

    ostentatiously lofty in style

  • tumor

    an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose

  • tumult

    a state of commotion and noise and confusion

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