turbulent

tur·bu·lent  (tûrby-lnt)

adj.

1. Violently agitated or disturbed; tumultuous: turbulent rapids.

2. Having a chaotic or restless character or tendency: a turbulent period in history.

3. Causing unrest or disturbance; unruly: turbulent, revolutionary undercurrents.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin turbulentus, from turba, turmoil; see turbid.]

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turbu·lent·ly adv.

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turbulent [ˈtɜːbjʊlənt]

adj

1. being in a state of turbulence

2. wild or insubordinate; unruly

[from Latin turbulentus, from turba confusion]

turbulently  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	turbulent - characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination; "effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood" disruptive, tumultuous, riotous, troubled unquiet - characterized by unrest or disorder; "unquiet days of riots"; "following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation"; "spent an unquiet night tossing and turning"
	2.	turbulent - (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence; "the river's roiling current"; "turbulent rapids" roiling, roily, churning, roiled agitated - physically disturbed or set in motion; "the agitated mixture foamed and bubbled"

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turbulent

adjective

1. wild, violent, disorderly, agitated, rebellious, unruly, rowdy, boisterous, anarchic, tumultuous, lawless, unbridled, riotous, undisciplined, seditious, mutinous, ungovernable, uproarious, refractory, obstreperous, insubordinate six turbulent years of rows and reconciliations

2. stormy, rough, raging, tempestuous, boiling, disordered, furious, unsettled, foaming, unstable, agitated, tumultuous, choppy, blustery I had to have a boat that could handle turbulent seas.
stormy still, quiet, calm, smooth, peaceful, glassy, unruffled

Translations

turbulent [ˈtɜːbjʊlənt] ADJ

1. (= confused, changing) [place, relationship] → turbulento
these are turbulent times → esta es una época turbulenta

2. (= unruly) [person, character] → problemático; [crowd] → alborotado, soliviantado

3. (= unsettled) [water, sea, air] → turbulento

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turbulent [ˈtɜː^rbjʊlənt] adj

[times, days, years, career] → mouvementé(e); [region] → agité(e)

[sea] → agité(e); [weather conditions] → agité(e); [air currents] → fort(e)

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turbulent

adj → stürmisch; person, crowd → ungestüm, wild; emotions → aufgewühlt; career, period, world, politics → turbulent

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turbulent [ˈtɜːbjʊlənt] adj → turbolento/a; (sea) → agitato/a

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turbulent [ˈtɜːbjʊlənt] adj → turbolento/a; (sea) → agitato/a

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turbulent

adj turbulent [ˈtəːbjulənt]

violently disturbed or confused The seas are turbulent; the turbulent years of war. onstuimig عاصِف бурен bouřlivý; vzrušený stormende; turbulent stürmisch θυελλώδης, ταραχώδης turbulento tormi(li)ne آشفته؛ متلاطم myrskyisä agité, turbulent סוֹעֵר अशांत uzburkan, nemiran viharos bergolak ólgandi; æstur agitato, turbolento 荒れ狂った 사나운, 폭풍우의 neramus, audringas vētrains; brāzmains; nevaldāms bergelora, bergolak woest (voldsomt) urolig, turbulent niespokojny turbulento agitat; furtunos бурный búrlivý, nepokojný viharen turbulentan orolig, stormig, turbulent รุนแรง fırtınalı, azgın, çalkantılı 動亂的 бурхливий; неспокійний پر آشوب، ہنگامہ خيز hỗn loạn 动乱的

adv turbulently

onstuimig بصورةٍ عاصِفَه бурно bouřlivě stormende; turbulent stürmisch θυελλωδώς turbulentamente tormiliselt بطور آشفته myrskyisyys tumultueusement בִּסעָרָה अशांति से uzburkano, nemirno viharosan, vadul dengan bergolak ofsalega in maniera turbolenta 荒れ狂って 거칠게 audringai vētraini dgn bergelora woest (voldsomt) urolig, turbulent burzliwie turbulentamente agitat; (în mod) turbu­lent бурно búrlivo burno turbulentno oroligt, stormigt, turbulent อย่างรุนแรง çalkantılı bir şekilde 動亂地 бурхливо; неспокійно شورش کے ساتھ hỗn loạn 动乱地

n turbulence

onstuimigheid شَغَب، إضْطِراب бурност vzrušení; vířivost stormfuldhed; turbulens der Sturm αναταραχή turbulencia möll آشفتگی؛ تلاطم mylläkkä turbulence מְהומָה अशांति, होहल्ला uzburkano, nemirno zajongás, felfordulás; turbulencia, légörvény pergolakan ólga, uppnám turbolenza, agitazione 大荒れ (풍파 등의) 사나움, 혼란 audra, sukūrys vētrainums; nevaldāmība pergolakan woestheid (sterk) uro, turbulens burzliwość turbulência agitaţie, turbulenţă бурность rozbúrenosť viharnost, nemir; vrtinec turbulencija oro, upprördhet, turbulens ความวุ่นวาย çalkantı, girdap 動亂 бурхливість; буйність شورش، ہنگامہ sự hỗn loạn 动乱