Meaning

2 senses

  1. (intransitive, obsolete)To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion.

  2. (obsolete, transitive)To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry.

Examples

20 sentences

  1. Tom's life was thrown into turmoil.

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  2. Morocco is plunged into domestic turmoil.

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  3. Can peace be found within turmoil?

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  4. The economy is in turmoil once again.

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  5. Tom's outward appearance belies the inner turmoil he's going through.

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Origin

Unknown. First appears c. 1526. Perhaps from Old French tremouille (“the hopper of a mill”

Unknown. First appears c. 1526. Perhaps from Old French tremouille (“the hopper of a mill”).

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Forms

turmoils, turmoiling, turmoiled, turmoiled
Base formturmoil · to turmoil
3rd person singularturmoils
Present participleturmoiling
Past simpleturmoiled
Past participleturmoiled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyturmoil
he, she, itturmoils

Past simpleLesson

all personsturmoiled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave turmoiled
he, she, ithas turmoiled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill turmoil

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
turfturkeyA1turmericturnA1turnaroundturncoat
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