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turmoil Definition

tur·moil (tʉrmo̵il′)

noun

tumult; commotion; uproar; confusion

Etymology: tur- (< ? turbulent) + moil

turmoil Synonyms

turmoil

n.

agitation, turbulence, riot; see confusion 2, disturbance 2, uproar.

turmoil Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • war: A further question is what kind of wider strategy is taking shape amid the turmoil of the new wars.
  • century: In the turmoil of the seventeenth century, the Duchy of Lancaster fell on difficult times.
  • world: From the political turmoil of the ancient world, confidence in God rings out.
  • life: Peace and tranquility, away from the turmoil of modern life - an ideal place to relax, and become refreshed.
  • year: The stereotype has been shattered by the market turmoil of the last few years.
  • time: The implication is that the young Irving drifted through the city unaware of the political turmoil of the times.

Converse of object

  • reflect: The snowy world the story is set in serves to reflect this emotional turmoil.
  • cause: Yet deep inside me the turmoil caused by this simple gesture roused great fires.
  • continue: Amid the continuing turmoil in the wake of World War II, the dark clouds of the East-West confrontation were already gathering.
  • create: The turmoil created by Henry VIII lasted to beyond the Civil War with the people never sure whether to be Popish or Lutheran.
  • explore: This representation of a disastrous marriage enables Moore to explore mental turmoil and an unhappy ending.
  • grow: Its shallow social base, however, meant it was very vulnerable in a period of growing social turmoil.

Noun used with modifier

  • market: The stereotype has been shattered by the market turmoil of the last few years.

Adjective modifier

  • inner: A story based more on inner turmoil than typical ' boo!
  • emotional: You put an end to several days of emotional turmoil over whether I should make a similar comment myself.
  • political: The political turmoil of Moscow sees both brothers arrested.
  • constant: Others left because they feared constant political turmoil in Germany.
  • revolutionary: Töpffer arrived in Paris in 1789 in the midst of revolutionary turmoil.
  • religious: During the religious turmoil, England entered a period of economic turmoil.

Preposition: in

  • market: Given the current turmoil in the wholesale gas market, you might be tempted to go for a capped product.
turmoil Quotes

  And from this chasm, with ceaseless turmoil seething, As if this earth in fast thick pants were breathing, A mighty fountain momently was forced.

—Coleridge, Samuel Taylor