babel

noun1

1. •
   A confused noise made by a number of voices.

   • I closed the door hurriedly on the babel and groped my way back to bed. At that moment bed seemed to be the one safe, comforting thing in my whole baffling environment. — 1951

noun3

1. •
   A confused mixture of sounds and voices, especially in different languages.

   • As the three were making their way through the crowds of marketers, camels, donkeys, and horses that filled the market place with a confusing babel of sounds, Abdul plucked at Tarzan’s sleeve. — 1913
2. •
   A place or scene of noise and confusion.
3. •
   A tall, looming structure.