turmoil

tur·moil  (tûrmoil)

n.

A state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult: a country in turmoil over labor strikes.

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[Origin unknown.]

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turmoil [ˈtɜːmɔɪl]

n

violent or confused movement; agitation; tumult

vb

Archaic to make or become turbulent

[perhaps from turn + moil]

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Turmoil of porpoises: [From the disturbed water where they meet and sport.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	turmoil - a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market" upheaval, convulsion commotion, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do, disruption, disturbance, flutter - a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
	2.	turmoil - violent agitation                     tumult agitation - the feeling of being agitated; not calm
	3.	turmoil - disturbance usually in protest       hullabaloo, upheaval, agitation, excitement disturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion

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turmoil

noun confusion, trouble, violence, row, noise, stir, disorder, chaos, disturbance, upheaval, bustle, flurry, strife, disarray, uproar, turbulence, ferment, agitation, commotion, pandemonium, bedlam, tumult, hubbub, brouhaha the political turmoil of 1989
rest, peace, quiet, calm, serenity, tranquillity, stillness, repose

in turmoil in a state of confusion, spinning, reeling, all over the place (informal), disorientated, at sixes and sevens, in a whirl Your mind is in turmoil.

Translations

turmoil [ˈtɜːmɔɪl] N → confusión f, desorden m; (mental) → trastorno m
we had complete turmoil for a week → durante una semana reinó la confusión
to be in turmoil [person] → estar totalmente confuso; [house] → estar alborotado

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turmoil [ˈtɜː^rmɔɪl] n (political, economic) → bouleversement m; (in person's life) → bouleversement m
in turmoil [economy, nation] → en plein bouleversement
to be in turmoil [economy, nation] → être en plein bouleversement; [person, life, mind, marriage] → être en plein bouleversement

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turmoil

n → Aufruhr m; (= confusion) → Durcheinander nt; he was glad to escape from the turmoil of politics → er war froh, dass er sich aus der Hektik der Politik zurückziehen konnte; everything is in a turmoil → alles ist in Aufruhr; her mind was in a turmoil → sie war völlig verwirrt; her mind was in a turmoil of indecision → sie wusste überhaupt nicht mehr, wie sie sich entscheiden sollte

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turmoil [ˈtɜːmɔɪl] n → confusione f, tumulto
to be in a turmoil → essere in uno stato di confusione

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turmoil [ˈtɜːmɔɪl] n → confusione f, tumulto
to be in a turmoil → essere in uno stato di confusione

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turmoil

n turmoil [ˈtəːmoil]

a state of wild confused movement or disorder The crowd / His mind was in (a) turmoil. verwarring إضْطِراب، هياج смут zmatek oprør der Aufruhr αναστάτωση, αναβρασμός, ταραχή caos, confusión, lío; agitación möll, ärritus آشفتگی؛ جنجال kuohunta émoi מְהוּמָה कोलाहल komešanje, metež felfordulás kekalutan ringulreið, uppnám tumulto 混乱 혼란, 동요 sąmyšis nemiers; jukas kekacauan beroering opprør, uro wrzawa, pomieszanie tumulto dezordine смятение zmätok razburjenost pometnja villervalla, röra, tumult ความสับสนอลหม่าน karışıklık, keşmekeş 混亂 метушня; безладдя ہلچل، ہنگامہ sự náo động 混乱