turmoil

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a violent disturbance
  2. noun violent agitation
  3. noun disturbance usually in protest

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

convulsion, upheaval

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