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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Before the court ruling in March 2017 that eventually upheld Park’s impeachment and formally drove her from office, South Korea was embroiled in its worst political turmoil in decades.
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Before the court ruling in March 2017 that eventually upheld Park's impeachment and formally drove her from office, South Korea was embroiled in its worst political turmoil in decades.
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Of the migrants accompanied by children, many were seeking asylum in the U.S. after fleeing poverty, violence and political turmoil in Central America.
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No question, Basualdo is a long way from the political turmoil of 1970s Argentina.
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Louis Contey will also direct this World War II drama in which an affair is ripped apart by political turmoil.
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Considered one of the best magical-realist novels, the book follows four generations of a Chilean family beset by political and cultural turmoil.
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The country’s faltering economy and political turmoil has left its citizens unable to sustain themselves, forcing them to flee their homes in search of a better life.
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Higher oil prices have buoyed the currency and distinguished the country from the political turmoil afflicting Brazil and Mexico, and the economic chaos engulfing Argentina.
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Origin and Etymology of turmoil
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turmoil Synonyms
Synonyms
disquiet, ferment, fermentation, restiveness, restlessness, uneasiness, unquietness, unrest;
Antonyms
calm, ease, peace, peacefulness, quiet, tranquillity (or tranquility);
Near Antonyms
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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