tumultuousness

noun

Definition of tumultuousnessnext
as in turbulence

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  1. turbulence
  2. upheaval
  3. excitement
  4. tumult
  5. commotion
  6. confusion
  7. agitation
  8. unsettlement
Noun
  • For all the headwinds confronting Jolly, Republicans may encounter their own turbulence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Wall Street's major averages are all up by more than 10% year-to-date, while Europe's Stoxx 600 has jumped more than 11% and South Korea's tech-heavy Kospi has surged more than 50%, despite multiple bouts of severe turbulence.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of turbulence
Noun
  • To be fair, the upheaval among OpenAI’s exec ranks has extended to men too; COO Brad Lightcap announced his exit last week.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Like many in his generation Zhu’s early career was upended by the political upheavals of the Mao Zedong era.
    — CNN Staff, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of upheaval
Noun
  • Despite her excitement, Reynolds admits joining such a beloved series came with plenty of pressure.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
  • DaCosta said that Moore greeted students with excitement every day as parents dropped them off.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of excitement
Noun
  • Despite this tumult, the decade produced countless films of enduring artistic and commercial significance, including these eight memorable classics.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Bravo audiences are particularly primed for the type of tumult that played out this season of Summer House.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of tumult
Noun
  • Sleep was beginning to finally visit the insomniacs and drunkards of T—in central Manila when a commotion louder than the usual domestic squabbles erupted from the room above Mang Calixto’s bakery.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
  • And, true to form, Clowney arrives with commotion and fanfare for great things ahead.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of commotion
Noun
  • Clear terms keep care from turning into confusion later on today.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The confusion comes from treating two different problems as one.
    — Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of confusion
Noun
  • Mothers may also receive short-term benzodiazepines to help with sleep and severe agitation.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Adverse effects include respiratory depression, seizures, loss of consciousness, tachycardia and agitation.
    — Jesse M. Pines, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of agitation
Noun
  • The third one is transgenerational trauma; the fact that this sense of dispossession, this sense of insecurity, this sense of unsettlement is transferred from generation to generation.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
Definition of unsettlement
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