Turmoil

n.	1.	Harassing labor; trouble; molestation by tumult; disturbance; worrying confusion. And there I'll rest, as after much turmoil, A blessed soul doth in Elysium. - Shak.
v. t.	1.	To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry. [imp. & p. p. Turmoiled (tûr*moil"d); p. pr. & vb. n. Turmoiling.] It is her fatal misfortune . . . to be miserably tossed and turmoiled with these storms of affliction. - Spenser.
v. i.	1.	To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion.

Noun	1.	turmoil - a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market" Synonyms: upheaval, convulsion
	2.	turmoil - violent agitation Synonyms: tumult
	3.	turmoil - disturbance usually in protest Synonyms: hullabaloo, upheaval, agitation, excitement

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