Definition of turmoil
: a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion
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Examples of turmoil in a Sentence
The country has been in turmoil for the past 10 years.
a period of political turmoil
His life has been in a constant turmoil.
Recent Examples of turmoil from the Web
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The summit, the first of its kind in 15 years, comes amid EU concern that the volatile Balkans could be thrown into turmoil again and worries that Russia’s influence there is rising.
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Two years earlier, the transplant program slipped into turmoil when several top physicians left for a competitor.
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Their efforts have been helped by a steep decline in production in Venezuela as the country has fallen into political and economic turmoil.
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Then President Donald Trump plunged the department into turmoil.
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The play is about an assimilated American family of Zimbabwean heritage (the place of Gurira’s own family origins) whose life is thrown into turmoil when a daughter decides to have a traditional African wedding ceremony.
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Then President Trump plunged the department into turmoil.
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The protests began April 13, plunging Armenia into political turmoil and leading to the resignation of Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan just days after his appointment.
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Mayor Luke Bronin has said such reductions would throw Hartford back into fiscal turmoil.
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Origin and Etymology of turmoil
origin unknown
turmoil Synonyms
Synonyms
disquiet, ferment, fermentation, restiveness, restlessness, uneasiness, unquietness, unrest;
Antonyms
calm, ease, peace, peacefulness, quiet, tranquillity (or tranquility);
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Related Words
agitation, commotion, confusion, excitement, hubbub, stir, storm, trouble, tumult, tumultuousness, turbulence, upheaval, uproar, unsettlement;
agitation, anxiety, disquietude, inquietude, queasiness, tension, unease;
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Definition of turmoil for Students
: a very confused or disturbed state or condition
- … Tom made an honest effort to study, but the turmoil within him was too great.
- —Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer
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