turmoil (noun)
11turmoil — tur|moil [ tɜr,mɔıl ] noun uncount a state of excitement or uncontrolled activity: Her life seemed to be in turmoil …
12turmoil — UK [ˈtɜː(r)mɔɪl] / US [ˈtɜrˌmɔɪl] noun [uncountable] a state of excitement or uncontrolled activity Her life seemed to be in turmoil …
13turmoil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. confusion, tumult, turbulence, disturbance, agitation, commotion; disorder. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. agitation, turbulence, riot; see confusion 2 , disturbance 2 , uproar . III (Roget s 3… …
14turmoil — /ˈtɜmɔɪl / (say termoyl) noun a state of commotion or disturbance; tumult; agitation; disquiet. {apparently from turn + moil} …
15List of Merriam–Webster's Words of the Year — Merriam Webster s Words of the Year, a list published annually by the American dictionary publishing company Merriam Webster, features the ten words of the year from the English language. This list started in 2003, and is published at the end of… …
16confusion — con·fu·sion n 1 in the civil law of Louisiana: a uniting of two interests or rights in property into one compare merger 1 2 in the civil law of Louisiana: the termination of an obligation by a person acquiring the right from which the obligation… …
17midlife crisis — ˈ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ noun : a period of emotional turmoil in middle age caused by the realization that one is no longer young and characterized especially by a strong desire for change * * * noun, pl ⋯ crises [count] : a time in middle age when a person… …
18snake pit — noun 1. pejorative terms for an insane asylum • Syn: ↑Bedlam, ↑booby hatch, ↑crazy house, ↑cuckoo s nest, ↑funny farm, ↑funny house, ↑loony bin, ↑madhouse, ↑nut ho …
19garboil — noun Etymology: Middle French garbouil, from Old Italian garbuglio Date: 1548 archaic a confused disordered state ; turmoil …
20hell — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English helan to conceal, Old High German helan, Latin celare, Greek kalyptein Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) a nether world in which the dead continue to exist ; Hades (2) the… …
