Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Distracting stir, bustle, commotion, confusion, or din; tumult; disturbance; agitation; trouble; disquiet.
- noun Synonyms Confusion, bustle, uproar.
- To disturb; agitate; trouble; disquiet.
- To labor amid trouble, worriment, or vexation; be disquieted or in trouble; worry.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry.
- noun Harassing labor; trouble; molestation by tumult; disturbance; worrying confusion.
- intransitive verb obsolete To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A state of great disorder or uncertainty.
- verb obsolete To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun disturbance usually in protest
- noun violent agitation
- noun a violent disturbance
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Ohio, where the Republicans have been in turmoil, is considered particularly ripe.
November 2005 2005
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SM: Describe in more depth what you called turmoil, chaos.
TEDBUNDY Michaud, S G & Aynesworth H 1989
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The core issue is actually pretty simple: do we want to run the risk of enduring some short term turmoil today as a possible consequence of not raising the debt ceiling?
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X, due out in March), Minogue does admit the label turmoil has affected her world.
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X, due out in March), Minogue does admit the label turmoil has affected her world.
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I've heard many people castigate Kibaki and Odinga, folks saying that our nation is in turmoil so Obama couldn't visit.
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"If we increase the yuan by 20% or 40%, as some people are calling for, many of our factories will shut down and society will be in turmoil," he said.
World Bank Makes Case for Stronger Yuan Andrew Monahan 2010
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"If we increase the yuan by 20% or 40%, as some people are calling for, many of our factories will shut down and society will be in turmoil," he said.
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The government was in turmoil, which made the trip affordable for me.
OK here's your chance. What is your most interesting hunting or fishing story? 2009
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The government was in turmoil, which made the trip affordable for me.
OK here's your chance. What is your most interesting hunting or fishing story? 2009
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