turmoil

Noun
Synonyms: convulsionupheavaltumultagitationexcitementhullabaloo

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. a violent disturbance“the convulsions of the stock market”Synonyms: convulsionupheaval
  2. violent agitationSynonyms: tumult
  3. disturbance usually in protestSynonyms: agitationexcitementupheavalhullabaloo
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Turmoil \Tur*moil"\, v. i. To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Turmoil \Tur"moil\ (t[^u]r"moil) sometimes (t[^u]r*moil"), n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps fr. OF. tremouille the hopper of a mill, trembler to tremble (cf. E. tremble); influenced by E. turn and moil.] Harassing labor; trouble; molestation by tumult; disturbance; worrying confusion. [1913 Webster]

And there I'll rest, as after much turmoil, A blessed soul doth in Elysium. --Shak. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]

Turmoil \Tur*moil"\ (t[^u]r*moil"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Turmoiled (t[^u]r*moil"d); p. pr. & vb. n. Turmoiling.] To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

It is her fatal misfortune . . . to be miserably tossed and turmoiled with these storms of affliction. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

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