turmoil n
1. a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market" [syn: convulsion, upheaval]
2. violent agitation [syn: tumult]
3. disturbance usually in protest [syn: agitation, excitement, upheaval, hullabaloo]

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.

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.

Turmoil \Tur*moil"\, v. i. To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion. [Obs.] --Milton.

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