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.

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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Matched Categories

1. • Agitation
   • Disturbance

How to pronounce Turmoil?

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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. Chuck Schumer:

   Most presidents have used (White House) Oval Office addresses for noble purposes. This president just used the backdrop of the Oval Office to manufacture a crisis, stoke fear and divert attention from the turmoil in his administration.

2. Shakuwra Dabre:

   Ismaaiyl was a very troubled young man whose life was in turmoil and spiraling out of control, we were estranged for a few years, with occasional contact. I am deeply sorry for the loss of the two innocent men who were killed, and offer my sincerest condolences to their families.

3. Marvin Gaye:

   The country was full of angst. The country was full of turmoil. The country was full of fear. The country was full of anger. And we needed to be calmed down. We needed to chill.

4. Holger Schmieding:

   The ECB [ on Wednesday ] managed to reverse some of the sell-off, but after the turmoil of the last few days, markets are now more nervous than before.

5. Bill Adams:

   I expect Federal Reserve to signal another half-percentage-point hike is likely at their next decision in June, and that additional hikes — probably no specifics on the number or magnitude — are coming in the second half of the year, federal Reserve wants short-term interest rates to get back to a level that is at least neutral -- meaning neither adding or subtracting to growth -- as fast as possible without causing turmoil in financial markets.

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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. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Turmoil
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Turmoil