babel
noun
[ ˈbeɪb(ə)l ]
• a confused noise made by a number of voices.
• "the babel of voices on the road"
Similar:
clamour,
din,
racket,
confused noise,
tumult,
uproar,
hubbub,
babble,
babbling,
shouting,
yelling,
screaming,
commotion,
chaos,
bedlam,
pandemonium,
confusion,
stramash,
hullabaloo,
row,
car crash,
charivari,
Origin:
early 16th century: from Babel (see Tower of Babel), where, according to the biblical story, God made the builders all speak different languages.
