turba

Meaning

Noun

1. (declension-1, feminine) turmoil, disorder, stir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, hubbub, commotion, trouble, confusion, disarray, brawl
2. (declension-1, feminine) mob, crowd, throng
3. (declension-1, feminine) multitude

Verb

second-person singular present active imperative of turbō

Concepts

crowd

multitude

mass

accumulation

pile

heap

body

swarm

mob

throng

uproar

tons of

bunch

concourse

crush

disturbance

host

lot

lump

mallet

mass of people

sledgehammer

Opposite of

quies, otium, tranquillitas, serenitas, pax

Synonyms

multitudo

massa

caterva

grex

vulgus

pressura

multitūdō

Translations

folla

multidão

menigte

foule

muchedumbre

massa

Menge

multitud

montón

Haufen

multitud

Gedränge

drom

schare

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈtʊr.ba]

Etymology

Probably from Ancient Greek τύρβη (túrbē, “tumult, disorder, turmoil”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH- (“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”); related to English storm.