turmoil
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Unknown origin. Perhaps from Old French tremouille (“the hopper of a mill”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈtɜrmɔɪl/
[edit] Noun
turmoil (usually uncountable; plural turmoils)
- A state of great disorder or uncertainty.
[edit] Synonyms
[edit] Translations
a state of great disorder or uncertainty
[edit] External links
- turmoil in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- turmoil in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- turmoil at OneLook Dictionary Search