babel

noun

ˈbā-bəl How to pronounce babel (audio)
Definition of babelnext
1
as in bedlam
a place of uproar or confusion on opening day the area's newest big-box store was an incredible babel

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2
as in noise
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound the babel of wheeling and dealing that can be heard at the stock exchange every day

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  1. bedlam
  2. noise
  3. madhouse
  4. roar
  5. circus
  6. rattle
  7. chatter
  8. din
Noun
  • The bedlam came during the third quarter of the game in Nanterre, France, which was part of the FIBA Basketball Champions League.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The idea is to bring an irreverent, underground, at times almost Dada-ist sensibility to network television, but that also means surrounding himself with people whose own factory settings are bedlam and cynicism.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of bedlam
Noun
  • This Dash character is hijacking the satellite waves and the speaker systems, interfering with the noise outside and putting my music on — Nolimit music on for the world to hear.
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The Red Sox-Vladimir Guerrero Jr. noise is growing louder.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of noise
Noun
  • Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye Welcome to the madhouse.
    Vulture, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Life around the office, which included a basketball court and beer on tap, was a preview of the headquarters-as-madhouse ethos soon to dominate Silicon Valley.
    Alex Williams, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2022
Definition of madhouse
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  • In one strip, the kids act out the horrible roar of an atomic bomb, and Snoopy has frequent aerial battles with the Red Baron.
    Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Collecting data and recordings of leopard roars has proven difficult in the past, according to the study, making the study of their vocalizations and communication challenging.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of roar
Noun
  • If Peacock’s premature attempt to document the Diddy debacle is any indication of the criminal trial to come, then Sean Combs is in for a hell of a media circus.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Trump’s all-caps reaction to Biden’s action shows why capital punishment is as inappropriate to a modern civilization as the Roman circuses that spilled blood for sport.
    Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of circus
Noun
  • The high-contrast black-and-white rattle offers plenty of visual appeal for additional stimulation.
    Pamela Brill, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Tribal members dressed in their finest regalia–silver, turquoise, coral, shell, feathers–shake gourd rattles in a ring enclosing the Deer Dancers and two Deer Maidens.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of rattle
Noun
  • Using Cell Phones with Reckless Abandon While the ballpark is filled with cheers and chatter, nobody wants to be seated next to the person who’s loudly carrying on a phone conversation in the middle of it—or have to dodge the hundredth selfie snapped by the person in front of them.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The compressed size of the court and the smaller arena mean players — and fans — will be able to hear much more on-court chatter.
    Remy Tumin, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of chatter
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  • Rather than make potentially franchise-altering decisions amid the din of an arena floor, surrounded by their rivals and with eagle-eyed fans watching every move from the stands, the organizations are looking for more privacy, as well as saving money on staff travel.
    Carol Schram, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Sometimes the din of the dinner crowd is louder than the Mexican music playing.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of din
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