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- pronunciation:
- tuhr
moIl
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
a state of great agitation, disturbance, or confused excitement; commotion; tumult.
The collapse of the government plunged the country into turmoil.The boy was in turmoil over his parents' bitter divorce.- synonyms:
- chaos, commotion, hubbub, tumult, uproar
- antonyms:
- peace, tranquility
- similar words:
- agitation, anarchy, brouhaha, cataclysm, coil, confusion, convulsion, disorder, disturbance, ferment, fluster, furor, hurly-burly, lather, maelstrom, melee, moil, pandemonium, stir, tempest, turbulence, unrest
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related words: |
activity, bedlam, chaos, disarray, havoc, mess, tumult, upset |
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