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n.
Past participle: turmoiled
Gerund: turmoiling
rest, peace, quiet, calm, serenity, tranquillity, stillness, repose
we had complete turmoil for a week → durante una semanareinó la confusión
to be in turmoil [person] → estar totalmenteconfuso; [house] → estar alborotado
in turmoil [economy, nation] →
to be in turmoil [
economy, nation] → être en pleinbouleversement; [person, life, mind, marriage] → être en pleinbouleversement
to be in a turmoil → essere in uno stato di confusione
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Turmoil definition is - a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion. How to use turmoil in a sentence. A state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion. Turmoil is a state of confusion, disorder, uncertainty, or great anxiety.the political turmoil of 1989. Synonyms: confusion, trouble, violence, row More Synonyms of.
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tur·moil
(tûr′moil′)n. A state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult: a country in turmoil over labor strikes.
turmoil
(ˈtɜːmɔɪl)n
vb
[C16: perhaps from turn + moil]
tur•moil
(ˈtɜr mɔɪl)n.
1. a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; agitation; disquiet.
[1505–15; orig. as v.: to agitate; of uncertain orig.]
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of porpoises: [From the disturbed water where they meet and sport.]turmoil
Past participle: turmoiled
Gerund: turmoiling
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| Noun | 1. | turmoil - a violent disturbance; 'the convulsions of the stock market' upheaval, convulsion commotion, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do, disruption, disturbance, flutter - a disorderly outburst or tumult; 'they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused' |
| 2. | turmoil - violent agitation agitation - the feeling of being agitated; not calm | |
| 3. | turmoil - disturbance usually in protest disturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion |
turmoil
nounconfusion, trouble, violence, row, noise, stir, disorder, chaos, disturbance, upheaval, bustle, flurry, strife, disarray, uproar, turbulence, ferment, agitation, commotion, pandemonium, bedlam, tumult, hubbub, brouhahathe political turmoil of 1989rest, peace, quiet, calm, serenity, tranquillity, stillness, repose
in turmoilin a state of confusion, spinning, reeling, all over the place(informal), disorientated, at sixes and sevens, in a whirlYour mind is in turmoil.
turmoil
noun1. A state of discomposure:agitation, dither, fluster, flutter, perturbation, tumult, upset.
2. An interruption of regular procedure or of public peace:agitation, commotion, disorder, disturbance, helter-skelter, stir, tumult, turbulence, uproar.
3. A state of uneasiness and usually resentment brewing to an eventual explosion:
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turmoil
[ˈtɜːmɔɪl]N → confusiónf, desordenm; (mental) → trastornomwe had complete turmoil for a week → durante una semanareinó la confusión
to be in turmoil [person] → estar totalmenteconfuso; [house] → estar alborotado
turmoil
[ˈtɜːrmɔɪl]n(political, economic) → bouleversementm; (in person's life) → bouleversementmin turmoil [economy, nation] →
to be in turmoil [
economy, nation] → être en pleinbouleversement; [person, life, mind, marriage] → être en pleinbouleversementturmoil
n → Aufruhrm; (= confusion) → Durcheinandernt; he was glad to escape from the turmoil of politics → er war froh, dass er sich aus der Hektik der Politikzurückziehen konnte; everything is in a turmoil → alles ist in Aufruhr; her mind was in a turmoil → sie war völligverwirrt; her mind was in a turmoil of indecision → sie wussteüberhaupt nichtmehr, wie sie sich entscheiden sollte
turmoil
[ˈtɜːmɔɪl]n → confusionef, tumultoto be in a turmoil → essere in uno stato di confusione
turmoil
(ˈtəːmoil) noun a state of wild confused movement or disorder. The crowd / His mind was in (a) turmoil. verwarring إضْطِراب، هياج смут tumulto zmatek der Aufruhr oprør αναστάτωση, αναβρασμός, ταραχή caos, confusión, lío; agitación möll, ärritus آشفتگی؛ جنجال kuohunta émoiמהומה कोलाहल komešanje, metež felfordulás kekalutan ringulreið, uppnám tumulto 混乱 혼란, 동요 sąmyšis nemiers; jukas kekacauan beroeringopprør, uro wrzawa, pomieszanie جنجال tumulto dezordine смятение zmätok razburjenost pometnja villervalla, röra, tumult ความสับสนอลหม่าน karışıklık, keşmekeş 混亂 метушня; безладдя ہلچل، ہنگامہ sự náo động 混乱
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Turmoil Tur*moil' (t[^u]r*moil'), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Turmoiled} (t[^u]r*moil'd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Turmoiling}.] To harasswithcommotion; to disquiet; to worry. [Obs.]
It isherfatalmisfortune . . . to bemiserablytossed and turmoiledwiththesestorms of affliction. --Spenser.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Turmoil Tur'moil (t[^u]r'moil) sometimes (t[^u]r*moil'), noun [Of uncertainorigin; perhapsfr. OF. tremouille the hopper of a mill, trembler to tremble (cf. E. tremble); influenced by E. turn and moil.] Harassinglabor; trouble; molestation by tumult; disturbance; worryingconfusion.
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And thereI'llrest, as aftermuchturmoil, A blessedsouldoth in Elysium. --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Turmoil Tur*moil', verb (used without an object) To bedisquieted or confused; to be in commotion. [Obs.] --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
noun
1: a violentdisturbance; 'the convulsions of the stockmarket' [syn: {convulsion}, {turmoil}, {upheaval}]
2: violentagitation [syn: {tumult}, {turmoil}]
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3: disturbanceusually in protest [syn: {agitation}, {excitement}, {turmoil}, {upheaval}, {hullabaloo}]
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