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TURMOIL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Disturbance usually in protest

Synonyms:

agitation; excitement; hullabaloo; turmoil; upheaval

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

disturbance (the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Violent agitation

Synonyms:

tumult; turmoil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

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

agitation (the feeling of being agitated; not calm)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A violent disturbance

Example:

the convulsions of the stock market

Synonyms:

convulsion; turmoil; upheaval

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

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

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 Context examples: 

The clink of crossing sword-blades, the dull thudding of heavy blows, the panting and gasping of weary and wounded men, all rose together in a wild, long-drawn note, which swelled upwards to the ears of the wondering peasants who looked down from the edges of the cliffs upon the swaying turmoil of the battle beneath them.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)