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Definition of turmoil in English: turmoilnoun ˈtəːmɔɪlˈtərˌmɔɪl mass nounA state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty. 骚动，混乱 the country was in turmoil 这个国家陷于混乱中。 he endured years of inner turmoil 他忍受了多年来内心的煎熬。 Example sentencesExamples - His behaviour was totally out of character when he was in emotional turmoil.
- The redhead looked up and saw in Begbie's eyes an echo of his own inner turmoil.
- The decision about what to do next with Milosevic threw the Yugoslav government into turmoil.
- The announcement came at a time when the stock markets around the world were in turmoil.
- It's a story with a common enough theme - the stranger who brings turmoil into our lives.
- If his ransom demands aren't met, he'll create armies of clones to throw the world in turmoil.
- Far from bringing relief from emotional turmoil, success only made it worse.
- At the time it was painted, the Highlands were in a state of social turmoil.
- Every muscle is blown up out of proportion, yet there is no hint of inner conflict or turmoil.
- The recent turmoil in the US energy market has created a unique opportunity for the new firm.
- It was a society in turmoil, one that resented its own fate and was trying to come to grips with it all.
- Devoting seven years of one's life to something like this brings its own inner turmoil.
- He believes they can survive even the current turmoil afflicting agriculture.
- He's forceful and intimidating when necessary, but also convincingly conveys the character's inner turmoils and uncertainties.
- Sitting on his bed, he felt inner turmoil about it again as he did on countless occasions.
- As a result of these factors there is a strong possibility of some kind of financial turmoil over the coming years.
- Dunfermline are a club still suffering the aftershocks of financial turmoil.
- Would an American recession inevitably plunge the rest of the globe into fresh economic turmoil?
- His party piece is inner turmoil, and he does brooding intensity better than just about anyone.
- He would lie awake, his mind in turmoil, too active with the words of the professor.
Synonyms confusion, upheaval(s), turbulence, tumult, disorder, commotion, disturbance, agitation, ferment, unrest, trouble, disruption, upset, convulsions, chaos, mayhem, pandemonium, bedlam, uproar uncertainty German Sturm und Drang North American informal tohubohu archaic moil, coil in confusion, in a whirl, at sixes and sevens reeling, spinning, disorientated informal all over the place, not knowing whether one is coming or going
OriginEarly 16th century: of unknown origin. Definition of turmoil in US English: turmoilnounˈtərˌmoilˈtərˌmɔɪl A state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty. 骚动，混乱 the country was in turmoil 这个国家陷于混乱中。 he endured years of inner turmoil 他忍受了多年来内心的煎熬。 Example sentencesExamples - Far from bringing relief from emotional turmoil, success only made it worse.
- It was a society in turmoil, one that resented its own fate and was trying to come to grips with it all.
- Sitting on his bed, he felt inner turmoil about it again as he did on countless occasions.
- If his ransom demands aren't met, he'll create armies of clones to throw the world in turmoil.
- It's a story with a common enough theme - the stranger who brings turmoil into our lives.
- Dunfermline are a club still suffering the aftershocks of financial turmoil.
- The recent turmoil in the US energy market has created a unique opportunity for the new firm.
- Devoting seven years of one's life to something like this brings its own inner turmoil.
- His behaviour was totally out of character when he was in emotional turmoil.
- His party piece is inner turmoil, and he does brooding intensity better than just about anyone.
- The decision about what to do next with Milosevic threw the Yugoslav government into turmoil.
- Every muscle is blown up out of proportion, yet there is no hint of inner conflict or turmoil.
- The announcement came at a time when the stock markets around the world were in turmoil.
- At the time it was painted, the Highlands were in a state of social turmoil.
- He believes they can survive even the current turmoil afflicting agriculture.
- The redhead looked up and saw in Begbie's eyes an echo of his own inner turmoil.
- Would an American recession inevitably plunge the rest of the globe into fresh economic turmoil?
- He would lie awake, his mind in turmoil, too active with the words of the professor.
- As a result of these factors there is a strong possibility of some kind of financial turmoil over the coming years.
- He's forceful and intimidating when necessary, but also convincingly conveys the character's inner turmoils and uncertainties.
Synonyms confusion, upheaval, upheavals, turbulence, tumult, disorder, commotion, disturbance, agitation, ferment, unrest, trouble, disruption, upset, convulsions, chaos, mayhem, pandemonium, bedlam, uproar in confusion, in a whirl, at sixes and sevens
OriginEarly 16th century: of unknown origin. |