turmoil (noun)

  • 21hubbub — noun Etymology: perhaps of Irish origin; akin to Scottish Gaelic ub ub, interjection of contempt Date: 1555 1. noise, uproar 2. confusion, turmoil …

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  • 22midlife crisis — noun Date: 1965 a period of emotional turmoil in middle age characterized especially by a strong desire for change …

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  • 23psychodrama — noun Date: 1937 1. an extemporized dramatization designed to afford catharsis and social relearning for one or more of the participants from whose life history the plot is abstracted 2. a dramatic narrative or work characterized by psychological… …

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  • 24Sturm und Drang — noun Etymology: German, literally, storm and stress, from Sturm und Drang (1776), drama by Friedrich von Klinger died 1831 German novelist and dramatist Date: 1845 1. a late 18th century German literary movement characterized by works containing… …

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  • 25symptom — noun Etymology: Late Latin symptomat , symptoma, from Greek symptōmat , symptōma happening, attribute, symptom, from sympiptein to happen, from syn + piptein to fall more at feather Date: 1541 1. a. subjective evidence of disease or physical… …

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  • 26unrest — noun Date: 14th century a disturbed or uneasy state ; turmoil …

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  • 27sturm and drang — noun Turmoil. See Also: Sturm und Drang …

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  • 28campus — noun /ˈkæm.pʊs/ a) The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures. The campus is sixty hectares in size …

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  • 29whirlpool — noun a) a swirling body of water. A whirlpool is an instance of a vortex produced by ocean tides, or by a hole underneath where the water would drain out, such as in a bathtub. b) turmoil, or agitated excitement …

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  • 30Sturm und Drang — noun Turmoil; a period of emotional intensity and anxiety …

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