turbulence[noun]Synonyms: confusion, agitation, commotion, disorder, instability, tumult, turmoil, unrest, upheaval
Contrasted words: calmness, composure, placidity, quiet
Related Words: babel,
din,
pandemonium,
uproar,
unruliness,
fight,
fracas [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
tur‧bu‧lence /ˈtɜːbjələns, ˈtɜːbjʊləns $ ˈtɜːr-/
noun [uncountable]1. irregular and violent movements of air or water that are caused by the wind
2. a political or emotional situation that is very confused
Synonym : turmoil:
A period of political turbulence followed the civil war. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲