turmoil

(tûr'moil')
n.
A state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult: a country in turmoil over labor strikes.

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noun

1. A state of discomposure: agitation, dither, fluster, flutter, perturbation, tumult, upset. Informal lather, stew. See calm/agitation.
2. An interruption of regular procedure or of public peace: agitation, commotion, disorder, disturbance, helter-skelter, stir¹, tumult, turbulence, uproar. Informal flap, to-do. See calm/agitation, order/disorder.
3. A state of uneasiness and usually resentment brewing to an eventual explosion: ferment, Sturm und Drang, unrest. See calm/agitation, peace/conflict.

n

Definition: chaos
Antonyms: calm, harmony, order, peace

IN BRIEF: Violent agitation.

Solitude is such a potential thing. We hear voices in solitude, we never hear in the hurry and turmoil of life; we receive counsels and comforts, we get under no other condition. — Amelia E. Barr

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• Agitation, Abnormality, and Instability - turmoil: state of extreme agitation and confusion

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - oprør, virvar

Nederlands (Dutch)
verwarring

Français (French)
n. - désarroi, agitation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Unruhe, Aufruhr

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σάλος, θόρυβος, σύγχυση, αναταραχή, αναβρασμός, αναστάτωση, πατιρντί

Italiano (Italian)
fermento

Português (Portuguese)
n. - agitação (f), confusão (f), desordem (f)

Русский (Russian)
смятение, беспорядок

Español (Spanish)
n. - confusión, desorden, alboroto

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vild oordning, kaos, tumult, villervalla, virrvarr, röra, förvirring, oro, jäsning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
骚动, 混乱

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 騷動, 混亂

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 소란, 분투

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 混乱, 動揺, 奮闘, 騒ぎ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اضطراب او اهتياج عظيم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מהומה, אי-שקט, מבוכה, אנדרלמוסיה‬

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