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1. (adj.) turbulent
being in a state of agitation or tumult; disturbed.
2. turbulent
characterized by, showing, or causing disturbance, disorder, etc.
3. turbulent
characterized by turbulence; tempestuous:
turbulent waters.
Etymology: (1530–40; < L turbulentus restless =turb(a) turmoil +-ulentus -ulent)
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| Definition of 'turbulent' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) disruptive, riotous, troubled, tumultuous, turbulent
characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
"effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood"
2. (adj) churning, roiling, roiled, roily, turbulent
(of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence
"the river's roiling current"; "turbulent rapids"
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| Definition of 'turbulent' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) turbulent
disturbed; agitated; tumultuous; roused to violent commotion; as, the turbulent ocean
2. (adj) turbulent
disposed to insubordination and disorder; restless; unquiet; refractory; as, turbulent spirits
3. (adj) turbulent
producing commotion; disturbing; exciting
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Sense: violently disturbed or confused
The seas are turbulent; the turbulent years of war.
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 Afrikaans: onstuimig |
 Arabic: عاصِف |
 Bulgarian: бурен |
 Brazilian: turbulento |
 Czech: bouřlivý; vzrušený |
 German: stürmisch |
 Danish: stormende; turbulent |
 Greek: θυελλώδης, ταραχώδης |
 Spanish: turbulento |
 Estonian: tormi(li)ne |
 Farsi: آشفته؛ متلاطم |
 Finnish: myrskyisä |
 French: agité, turbulent |
 Hebrew: סוֹעֵר |
 Hindi: अशांत |
 Croatian: uzburkan, nemiran |
 Hungarian: viharos |
 Indonesian: bergolak |
 Icelandic: ólgandi; æstur |
 Italian: agitato, turbolento |
 Japanese: 荒れ狂った |
 Korean: 사나운, 폭풍우의 |
 Lithuanian: neramus, audringas |
 Latvian: vētrains; brāzmains; neva |
 Malay: bergelora, bergolak |
 Dutch: woest |
 Norwegian: (voldsomt) urolig, turbul |
 Polish: niespokojny |
 Persian: آشفته؛ متلاطم |
 Pashto: اله ګوله کوونکی ،شورشی |
 Portuguese: turbulento |
 Romanian: agitat; furtunos |
 Russian: бурный |
 Slovak: búrlivý, nepokojný |
 Slovenian: viharen |
 Serbian: turbulentan |
 Swedish: orolig, stormig, turbulen |
 Thai: รุนแรง |
 Turkish: fırtınalı, azgın, çalkant |
 Taiwanese: 動亂的 |
 Ukrainian: бурхливий; неспокійний |
 Urdu: پر آشوب، ہنگامہ خيز |
 Vietnamese: hỗn loạn |
 Chinese: 动乱的 |
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