Definitions for turmoil
ˈtɜr mɔɪltur·moil

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.3 / 3 votes

1. convulsion, turmoil, upheavalnoun

   a violent disturbance

   "the convulsions of the stock market"

2. tumult, turmoilnoun

   violent agitation

3. agitation, excitement, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloonoun

   disturbance usually in protest

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. turmoilnoun

   A state of great disorder or uncertainty.

2. Etymology: origin. Perhaps from.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Turmoilnoun

   Trouble; disturbance; harrassing uneasiness; tumultuous molestation. Little in use.

   Etymology: derived by Stephen Skinner from tremouille, French, a mil-hopper, more probably derived from moil, to labour.

   He seeks, with torment and turmoil,
   To force me live and will not let me die. Edmund Spenser.

   There I’ll rest, as after much turmoil
   A blessed soul doth in elysium. William Shakespeare.

   Blinded greatness ever in turmoil,
   Still seeking happy life, makes life a toil. Daniel.

   Happy when I, from this turmoil set free,
   That peaceful and divine assemby see. John Denham.

2. To Turmoilverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To harrass with commotion. Out of use.

   That is not fault of will in those godly fathers, but the troublous occasions wherewith that wretched realm hath continually been turmoiled. Edmund Spenser.

   It is her fatal misfortune above all other countries, to be miserably tossed and turmoiled with these storms of affliction. Edmund Spenser.

   Haughty Juno, who with endless broil,
   Did earth, and heav’n and Jove himself turmoil,
   At length aton’d, her friendly pow’r shall join. Dryden.

   2. To weary; to keep in unquietness.

   Having newly left those grammatic shallows, where they stuck unreasonably to learn a few words, on the sudden are transported to be tost and turmoil’d with their unballasted wits in fathomless and unquiet deeps of controversy. John Milton.

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1. turmoil

   Turmoil is a state of great disturbance, confusion, uncertainty, or disorder. It can be applied to various situations such as social unrest, personal emotional conflict, or severe upheaval in any context.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Turmoilnoun

   harassing labor; trouble; molestation by tumult; disturbance; worrying confusion

2. Turmoilverb

   to harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry

3. Turmoilverb

   to be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Turmoil

   tur′moil, n. harassing labour: disturbance.—v.t. to harass with commotion: to weary.—v.i. to be disquieted or in commotion. [Perh. L. tremĕre, to shake.]

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1. turmoil

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Matched Categories

1. • Agitation
   • Disturbance

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of turmoil in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of turmoil in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of turmoil in a Sentence

1. Haiyan Li Labbe:

   Exports have been quite weak. If you look at the growth it has been -5 -6 percent... So there is huge pressure for yuan depreciation, i personally don't expect another sharp depreciation like in August because that will really create another round of financial turmoil, but I think there will be gradual depreciation.

2. Nancy Pelosi:

   Failure to pass this bill would be a tremendous win for the unscrupulous hedge funds that have held this bill up for six months demanding to be first in line over the needs of the people of Puerto Rico, unless Congress acts, our fellow Americans in Puerto Rico will be plunged into deep economic turmoil in just three days’ time.

3. Jason Brodsky:

   The regimes priority remains its own survival and financing its proxies and partners over its people. Even during this time of economic turmoil, according to the U.S. State Department, Irans supreme leader just last month increased funding for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 33 percent higher than President Rouhanis original request and more than doubled the funding of the Basij. So, the risk of diversion of funds looms large.

4. David Bedey:

   Spirited debate and the free expression of ideas cannot flourish in an atmosphere of turmoil and instability, what is at stake is the expectation that any member of this body, whoever that might be, has a duty to strive to maintain decorum so that the people’s work, the work of all Montanans, can be accomplished.

5. John Reid:

   With inflation so low, it would be strange if central banks didn't do more in the face of such market turmoil and elevated risk factors, it won't be a major growth stimulant, but any extra liquidity provided will have to go somewhere, so it's too early to say the central bank era of elevating asset prices is over.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=turmoil
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Turmoil
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=turmoil
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turmoil
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=turmoil
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=turmoil