Hypertext Webster Gateway: "turmoil"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Turmoil \Tur"moil\, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps fr. OF.
tremouille the hopper of a mill, trembler to tremble (cf. E.
tremble); influenced by E. turn and moil.]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Turmoil \Tur*moil"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turmoiled}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Turmoiling}.]
To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry. [Obs.]
It is her fatal misfortune . . . to be miserably tossed
and turmoiled with these storms of affliction.
--Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Turmoil \Tur*moil"\, v. i.
To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion. [Obs.]
--Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
turmoil
n 1: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the
furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: {disturbance},
{disruption}, {commotion}, {stir}, {flutter}, {hurly
burly}, {to-do}]
2: violent agitation [syn: {tumult}]
3: disturbance usually in protest [syn: {agitation}, {excitement},
{upheaval}, {hullabaloo}]
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