turmoil

== English == === Etymology === Unknown. First appears c. 1526. Perhaps from Old French tremouille (“the hopper of a mill”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɜːmɔɪl/ === Noun === turmoil (usually uncountable, plural turmoils) A state of great disorder or uncertainty. Harassing labor; trouble; disturbance. ==== Synonyms ==== chaos, disorder ==== Translations ==== === Verb === turmoil (third-person singular simple present turmoils, present participle turmoiling, simple past and past participle turmoiled) (obsolete, intransitive) To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion. (obsolete, transitive) To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry. === Further reading === “turmoil”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “turmoil”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “turmoil”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “turmoil”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.