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
  • Against this bedlam, Rhaenyra tries to fashion herself a real queen.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
  • The scene around me was one of utter bedlam, with stadium officials even joining in the celebrations.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
Definition of bedlam
Noun
  • Design delivers low noise and vibration levels The new Elegance Pod is being developed with a strong focus on total system efficiency.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • However, communities will want answers about noise and flight paths.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of noise
Noun
  • Whereas this evening in the Spanish Gothic madhouse of the United Theater, most every song from Melanie’s Hadean pageant is received with near word-perfect communalism.
    — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 13 July 2026
  • Headphones are often my saving grace in this madhouse.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of madhouse
Noun
  • Facing Auburn, the Bears lost 17-16, and a communal roar could be heard outside The Swamp because, in fact, a Saturday of Week 1 magnitude can frequently dabble in schadenfreude.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The hardest hit of the season-opener, which brought a roar of approval from the stands, came with 12 minutes to play — on a first-and-10 call from the KU 36.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of roar
Noun
  • This Gulf Coast city is Florida’s arts capital, with a cultural compound that grew from the fortunes of circus magnate John Ringling.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Fantasies from the perspectives of husband and wife interrupt that decline, forming an almost circus-like pattern of mutual destruction.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of circus
Noun
  • Servants called flappers are required to shake rattles in their ears to keep them from falling or bumping into things.
    — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The rattle of a bride’s gold earring or the rasp of straightener steam through a bride’s hair takes on a panic-inducingly eerie quality thanks to Marie-Clotilde Chery’s chilling sound design.
    — Miriam Balanescu, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of rattle
Noun
  • Four years after the original and in the wake of persistent movie trivia chatter, the series finally lands in Hollywood with Scream 3.
    — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Cocktail chatter on the Lido held that this was a more minor work than anticipated, and many of those positive reviews nevertheless included a few bum notes.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of chatter
Noun
  • This view has not been heard in the dizzying din of the emotional outburst and fearmongering of the side show and irrelevant conversation about transwomen in sports inexplicably occurring in the context of the WNBA.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Meals are punctuated by the heavy thwack of Soto’s butcher knife chopping the meats against a large block of Sinaloan alamo wood, while music and TVs complete the din.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
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