Associations to the word «Turmoil»
Noun
- Economic
- Peace
- Invasion
- Shouting
- Economy
- Warfare
- Rhodesia
- Pomp
- Ebert
- Democracy
- Iraq
- Annexation
- Presidency
- Sichuan
- Dissolution
- Corruption
- Afghanistan
- Shah
- Emergence
- Currency
- Intrigue
- Vietnam
- Rana
- Anarchist
- Migration
- Britannica
- Goth
- Dur
- Beirut
- Uganda
- Chiang
- Weakness
- Havoc
- Bitterness
- Decline
- China
- Tenure
- Urgency
- Protagonist
- Encyclopaedia
- Suffering
- Intervention
- Rwanda
- Eunuch
- Tug
- Investor
- Protestant
- Striving
- Resentment
- Yugoslavia
- Growing
- Drought
- Expulsion
- Clearer
Adjective
Wiktionary
TURMOIL, noun. A state of great disorder or uncertainty.
TURMOIL, noun. Harassing labour; trouble; disturbance.
TURMOIL, verb. (obsolete) (intransitive) To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion.
TURMOIL, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry.
Dictionary definition
TURMOIL, noun. A violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market".
TURMOIL, noun. Violent agitation.
TURMOIL, noun. Disturbance usually in protest.
Wise words
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