tumult vs fuss

tumult and fuss both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tumult	Yes	No	No	No
fuss	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fuss is a hyponym of tumult; that is, fuss is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tumult:

Other hyponyms of tumult include ado, bustle, flurry, hustle, stir.

tumult (noun)	fuss (noun)
the act of making a noisy disturbance	a rapid active commotion
violent agitation	a quarrel about petty points
a state of commotion and noise and confusion	an angry disturbance
	an excited state of agitation

tumult (verb)	fuss (verb)
	worry unnecessarily or excessively
	care for like a mother