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Turmoil

Turmoil Meaning & Definition
Turmoil Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Turmoil?

[n] disturbance usually in protest
[n] violent agitation
[n] a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Turmoil: agitation | commotion | disruption | disturbance | excitement | flutter | hoo-ha | hoo-hah | hullabaloo | hurly burly | kerfuffle | stir | to-do | tumult | upheaval

Related Terms | Find terms related to Turmoil:

See Also | agitation | disorder | disturbance | garboil | incident | storm | storm center | storm centre | tempest | tumult | tumultuousness | uproar

Turmoil In Webster's Dictionary

\Tur"moil\, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps fr. OF. tremouille the hopper of a mill, trembler to tremble (cf. E. tremble); influenced by E. turn and moil.] Harassing labor; trouble; molestation by tumult; disturbance; worrying confusion. And there I'll rest, as after much turmoil, A blessed soul doth in Elysium. --Shak.
\Tur*moil"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turmoiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turmoiling}.] To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry. [Obs.] It is her fatal misfortune . . . to be miserably tossed and turmoiled with these storms of affliction. --Spenser.
\Tur*moil"\, v. i. To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion. [Obs.] --Milton.

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