GARBOIL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A state of commotion and noise and confusion

Synonyms:

garboil; tumult; tumultuousness; uproar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("garboil" is a kind of...):

commotion; disruption; disturbance; flutter; hoo-ha; hoo-hah; hurly burly; kerfuffle; to-do (a disorderly outburst or tumult)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "garboil"):

combustion (a state of violent disturbance and excitement)

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