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turmoil
tur·moil T0422300 (tûr′moil′)n. A state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult: a country in turmoil over labor strikes. [Origin unknown.]turmoil (ˈtɜːmɔɪl) nviolent or confused movement; agitation; tumultvbarchaic to make or become turbulent[C16: perhaps from turn + moil]tur•moil (ˈtɜr mɔɪl) n. 1. a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; agitation; disquiet. 2. Obs. hard labor; toil. [1505–15; orig. as v.: to agitate; of uncertain orig.] Turmoil of porpoises: [From the disturbed water where they meet and sport.]turmoil Past participle: turmoiled Gerund: turmoiling
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I turmoil | you turmoil | he/she/it turmoils | we turmoil | you turmoil | they turmoil |
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I turmoiled | you turmoiled | he/she/it turmoiled | we turmoiled | you turmoiled | they turmoiled |
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I am turmoiling | you are turmoiling | he/she/it is turmoiling | we are turmoiling | you are turmoiling | they are turmoiling |
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I have turmoiled | you have turmoiled | he/she/it has turmoiled | we have turmoiled | you have turmoiled | they have turmoiled |
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I was turmoiling | you were turmoiling | he/she/it was turmoiling | we were turmoiling | you were turmoiling | they were turmoiling |
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I had turmoiled | you had turmoiled | he/she/it had turmoiled | we had turmoiled | you had turmoiled | they had turmoiled |
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I will turmoil | you will turmoil | he/she/it will turmoil | we will turmoil | you will turmoil | they will turmoil |
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I will have turmoiled | you will have turmoiled | he/she/it will have turmoiled | we will have turmoiled | you will have turmoiled | they will have turmoiled |
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I will be turmoiling | you will be turmoiling | he/she/it will be turmoiling | we will be turmoiling | you will be turmoiling | they will be turmoiling |
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I have been turmoiling | you have been turmoiling | he/she/it has been turmoiling | we have been turmoiling | you have been turmoiling | they have been turmoiling |
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I will have been turmoiling | you will have been turmoiling | he/she/it will have been turmoiling | we will have been turmoiling | you will have been turmoiling | they will have been turmoiling |
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I had been turmoiling | you had been turmoiling | he/she/it had been turmoiling | we had been turmoiling | you had been turmoiling | they had been turmoiling |
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I would turmoil | you would turmoil | he/she/it would turmoil | we would turmoil | you would turmoil | they would turmoil |
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I would have turmoiled | you would have turmoiled | he/she/it would have turmoiled | we would have turmoiled | you would have turmoiled | they would have turmoiled | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | turmoil - a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market"upheaval, convulsioncommotion, 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 tumultagitation - the feeling of being agitated; not calm | | 3. | turmoil - disturbance usually in protest hullabaloo, upheaval, agitation, excitementdisturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion |
turmoilnoun confusion, trouble, violence, row, noise, stir, disorder, chaos, disturbance, upheaval, bustle, flurry, strife, disarray, uproar, turbulence, ferment, agitation, commotion, pandemonium, bedlam, tumult, hubbub, brouhaha the political turmoil of 1989 rest, peace, quiet, calm, serenity, tranquillity, stillness, reposein turmoil in a state of confusion, spinning, reeling, all over the place (informal), disorientated, at sixes and sevens, in a whirl Your mind is in turmoil.turmoilnoun1. A state of discomposure:agitation, dither, fluster, flutter, perturbation, tumult, upset.Informal: lather, stew.2. An interruption of regular procedure or of public peace:agitation, commotion, disorder, disturbance, helter-skelter, stir, tumult, turbulence, uproar.Informal: flap, to-do.3. A state of uneasiness and usually resentment brewing to an eventual explosion:ferment, Sturm und Drang, unrest.Translationsturmoil (ˈtəːmoil) noun a state of wild confused movement or disorder. The crowd / His mind was in (a) turmoil. 混亂 混乱turmoil
Synonyms for turmoilnoun confusionSynonyms- confusion
- trouble
- violence
- row
- noise
- stir
- disorder
- chaos
- disturbance
- upheaval
- bustle
- flurry
- strife
- disarray
- uproar
- turbulence
- ferment
- agitation
- commotion
- pandemonium
- bedlam
- tumult
- hubbub
- brouhaha
Antonyms- rest
- peace
- quiet
- calm
- serenity
- tranquillity
- stillness
- repose
phrase in turmoilSynonyms- in a state of confusion
- spinning
- reeling
- all over the place
- disorientated
- at sixes and sevens
- in a whirl
Synonyms for turmoilnoun a state of discomposureSynonyms- agitation
- dither
- fluster
- flutter
- perturbation
- tumult
- upset
- lather
- stew
noun an interruption of regular procedure or of public peaceSynonyms- agitation
- commotion
- disorder
- disturbance
- helter-skelter
- stir
- tumult
- turbulence
- uproar
- flap
- to-do
noun a state of uneasiness and usually resentment brewing to an eventual explosionSynonyms- ferment
- Sturm und Drang
- unrest
Synonyms for turmoilnoun a violent disturbanceSynonymsRelated Words- commotion
- hoo-ha
- hoo-hah
- hurly burly
- kerfuffle
- to-do
- disruption
- disturbance
- flutter
noun violent agitationSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun disturbance usually in protestSynonyms- hullabaloo
- upheaval
- agitation
- excitement
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