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- DictionaryTur·moil/ˈtərˌmoil/
noun
- 1. a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty: "the country was in turmoil"
a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; agitation; disquiet: mental turmoil caused by difficult decisions. Synonyms: uproar, disorder, turbulence. Antonyms: quiet, order. Obsolete. hard labor; toil.
Turmoil rhymes with boil — think of the way that boiling water moves, and you'll understand what turmoil looks like. It refers to confusion, chaos, violent disturbance. The economy can be in turmoil — the markets behaving erratically, people losing their jobs, and no one understanding why.
turmoil. noun. /ˈtɜːmɔɪl/. /ˈtɜːrmɔɪl/. [uncountable, singular] a state of great worry in which everything is confused and nothing is certain synonym confusion. emotional/mental/political turmoil. His statement threw the court into turmoil. Her mind was in (a) turmoil.
6 days ago · 2 meanings: 1. violent or confused movement; agitation; tumult 2. archaic to make or become turbulent.... Click for more definitions.
noun [ U, no plural ] uk / ˈtɜːmɔɪl / us. Add to word list. a situation in which there is a lot of trouble, confusion, or noise: The whole region is in turmoil. (Definition of turmoil from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of turmoil. in Chinese (Traditional) 混亂，騷亂，動亂… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
Turmoil definition: a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; agitation; disquiet. See examples of TURMOIL used in a sentence.
4 days ago · 2 senses: 1. violent or confused movement; agitation; tumult 2. archaic to make or become turbulent.... Click for more definitions.
