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turmoil

 

  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Turmoil  \Tur"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. 
 
  And  there  I'll  rest,  as  after  much  turmoil,  A  blessed 
  soul  doth  in  Elysium.  --Shak. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Turmoil  \Tur*moil"\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Turmoiled};  p.  pr  & 
  vb  n.  {Turmoiling}.] 
  To  harass  with  commotion;  to  disquiet;  to  worry.  [Obs.] 
 
  It  is  her  fatal  misfortune  .  .  .  to  be  miserably  tossed 
  and  turmoiled  with  these  storms  of  affliction. 
  --Spenser. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Turmoil  \Tur*moil"\,  v.  i. 
  To  be  disquieted  or  confused;  to  be  in  commotion.  [Obs.] 
  --Milton. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  turmoil 
  n  1:  a  disorderly  outburst  or  tumult;  "they  were  amazed  by  the 
  furious  disturbance  they  had  caused"  [syn:  {disturbance}, 
  {disruption},  {commotion},  {stir},  {hurly  burly},  {to-do}] 
  2:  violent  agitation  [syn:  {tumult}] 
  3:  disturbance  usually  in  protest  [syn:  {agitation},  {excitement}, 
  {upheaval},  {hullabaloo}]




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