turmoil (noun)
61chaos — noun Syn: disorder, disorganization, confusion, mayhem, bedlam, pandemonium, havoc, turmoil, anarchy, lawlessness; Brit. a shambles; informal all hell broken loose Ant: order …
62confusion — noun 1) there is confusion about the new system Syn: uncertainty, doubt, ignorance 2) she stared in confusion Syn: bewilderment, bafflement, perplexity, puzzlement, befuddlement 3) her life …
63disorder — noun 1) he hates disorder Syn: untidiness, mess, disarray, chaos, confusion, clutter, jumble, a muddle, a shambles 2) incidents of public disorder Syn: unrest, disturbance …
64madness — noun 1) today madness is called mental illness Syn: insanity, mental illness, dementia, derangement, lunacy, mania, psychosis 2) it would be madness to do otherwise Syn: folly, foolishness, idiocy …
65mayhem — noun Syn: chaos, havoc, bedlam, pandemonium, uproar, turmoil, a riot, anarchy; informal a madhouse …
66unrest — noun Syn: disturbance, trouble, turmoil, disruption, disorder, chaos, anarchy, dissatisfaction, dissent, strife, agitation, protest, rebellion, uprising, rioting Ant: peace, contentment …
67upheaval — noun Syn: disturbance, disruption, trouble, turbulence, disorder, confusion, turmoil …
68disruption — noun 1. an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity (Freq. 1) it was presented without commercial breaks there was a gap in his account • Syn: ↑break, ↑interruption, ↑gap • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
69excitement — noun 1. the feeling of lively and cheerful joy (Freq. 9) he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed • Syn: ↑exhilaration • Derivationally related forms: ↑excite, ↑exhilarate (for: ↑ …
70hell on earth — noun any place of pain and turmoil the hell of battle the inferno of the engine room when you re alone Christmas is the pits • Syn: ↑hell, ↑hellhole, ↑snake pit, ↑the pits, ↑inferno …
