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- 1. a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty: "the country was in turmoil"
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noun. 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. / ˈtɜːmɔɪl / noun. violent or confused movement; agitation; tumult. verb. archaic. to make or become turbulent.
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)
The meaning of TURMOIL is a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion. How to use turmoil in a sentence.
Turmoil definition: a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; agitation; disquiet. See examples of TURMOIL used in a sentence.
Define turmoil. turmoil synonyms, turmoil pronunciation, turmoil translation, English dictionary definition of turmoil. n. A state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult: a country in turmoil over labor strikes.
Definition of turmoil noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; agitation; disquiet: mental turmoil caused by difficult decisions. [ Obs.]harassing labor. 1505–15; origin, originally as verb, verbal: to agitate; etymology, etymological uncertain; perh. tur ( n) + moil. 1. turbulence, disorder, uproar. See agitation.
