Meaning of "turmoil" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TURMOIL

Perhaps from turn + moil.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TURMOIL

turmoil  [ˈtɜːmɔɪl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TURMOIL

Turmoil is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb turmoil in English.

WHAT DOES TURMOIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of turmoil in the English dictionary

The definition of turmoil in the dictionary is violent or confused movement; agitation; tumult. Other definition of turmoil is to make or become turbulent.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TURMOIL

PRESENT

Present

I turmoil

you turmoil

he/she/it turmoils

we turmoil

you turmoil

they turmoil

Present continuous

I am turmoiling

you are turmoiling

he/she/it is turmoiling

we are turmoiling

you are turmoiling

they are turmoiling

Present perfect

I have turmoiled

you have turmoiled

he/she/it has turmoiled

we have turmoiled

you have turmoiled

they have turmoiled

Present perfect continuous

I have been turmoiling

you have been turmoiling

he/she/it has been turmoiling

we have been turmoiling

you have been turmoiling

they have been turmoiling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I turmoiled

you turmoiled

he/she/it turmoiled

we turmoiled

you turmoiled

they turmoiled

Past continuous

I was turmoiling

you were turmoiling

he/she/it was turmoiling

we were turmoiling

you were turmoiling

they were turmoiling

Past perfect

I had turmoiled

you had turmoiled

he/she/it had turmoiled

we had turmoiled

you had turmoiled

they had turmoiled

Past perfect continuous

I had been turmoiling

you had been turmoiling

he/she/it had been turmoiling

we had been turmoiling

you had been turmoiling

they had been turmoiling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will turmoil

you will turmoil

he/she/it will turmoil

we will turmoil

you will turmoil

they will turmoil

Future continuous

I will be turmoiling

you will be turmoiling

he/she/it will be turmoiling

we will be turmoiling

you will be turmoiling

they will be turmoiling

Future perfect

I will have turmoiled

you will have turmoiled

he/she/it will have turmoiled

we will have turmoiled

you will have turmoiled

they will have turmoiled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been turmoiling

you will have been turmoiling

he/she/it will have been turmoiling

we will have been turmoiling

you will have been turmoiling

they will have been turmoiling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would turmoil

you would turmoil

he/she/it would turmoil

we would turmoil

you would turmoil

they would turmoil

Conditional continuous

I would be turmoiling

you would be turmoiling

he/she/it would be turmoiling

we would be turmoiling

you would be turmoiling

they would be turmoiling

Conditional perfect

I would have turmoil

you would have turmoil

he/she/it would have turmoil

we would have turmoil

you would have turmoil

they would have turmoil

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been turmoiling

you would have been turmoiling

he/she/it would have been turmoiling

we would have been turmoiling

you would have been turmoiling

they would have been turmoiling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you turmoil
we let´s turmoil
you turmoil

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to turmoil

Past participle

turmoiled

Present Participle

turmoiling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «TURMOIL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «turmoil» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of turmoil

agitation · bedlam · brouhaha · bustle · chaos · commotion · confusion · disarray · disorder · disturbance · ferment · flurry · hubbub · noise · pandemonium · row · stir · strife · trouble · tumult · turbulence · upheaval · uproar · violence

TRANSLATION OF TURMOIL

Find out the translation of turmoil to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of turmoil from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «turmoil» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 混乱
• Translator English - Spanish: desorden
• English: turmoil
• Translator English - Hindi: उथलपुथल
• Translator English - Arabic: الاضطرابات
• Translator English - Russian: беспорядки
• Translator English - Portuguese: distúrbio
• Translator English - Bengali: অশান্তি
• Translator English - French: agitation
• Translator English - Malay: Kekacauan
• Translator English - German: Aufruhr
• Translator English - Japanese: 混迷
• Translator English - Korean: 혼란
• Translator English - Javanese: Gangguan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tình trạng hỗn loạn
• Translator English - Tamil: கொந்தளிப்பை
• Translator English - Marathi: गडबड
• Translator English - Turkish: telaş
• Translator English - Italian: confusione
• Translator English - Polish: zawirowania
• Translator English - Ukrainian: заворушення
• Translator English - Romanian: turbulențelor
• Translator English - Greek: αναταραχή
• Translator English - Afrikaans: onrus
• Translator English - Swedish: turbulensen
• Translator English - Norwegian: uro

10 QUOTES WITH «TURMOIL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word turmoil.

1

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

I believe that the war against terrorism and the war against poverty in these times of turmoil go together. So you - when you fight one, you have to fight the other.

2

Sai Baba

Let love flow so that it cleanses the world. Then man can live in peace, instead of the state of turmoil he has created through his past ways of life, with all those material interests and earthly ambitions.

3

Lynne Reid Banks

The '50s in general are written off as a boring decade following the turmoil of the Second World War and its immediate aftermath - the postwar Labour government, the cold war, the arrival of the New Look in fashion, etc. But I remember it as a very exciting time - a pioneering, rule-breaking time, especially for the young.

4

Carole Bouquet

I decided to be an actress, and the day after, I was an actress. That was quick and very scary at the same time. When 'Obscure Object of Desire' came out in France, I felt guilty for my friends at the National School who weren't in the movies. The whole thing was turmoil.

5

Steven Chu

However, when my parents married in 1945, China was in turmoil and the possibility of returning grew increasingly remote, and they decided to begin their family in the United States.

6

Carlton Fisk

The '70s were a time of turmoil and turnover. But I grew up here. I always wanted to play here.

7

Ben Folds

I do have that mindset - that most good art comes from some turmoil, from someone trying to come to some equilibrium, or come up and get a breath.

8

Amber Frey

When you're caught up in the storm or, you know, just the turmoil of everything that there is another side and you do get through it. And you know, just standing by the truth and doing the right thing.

9

Timothy Geithner

Never before in modern times has so much of the world been simultaneously hit by a confluence of economic and financial turmoil such as we are now living through.

10

Tess Gerritsen

My father was second-generation Chinese-American, born in 1923 in California. My mother emigrated to the States from China when she was in her early twenties, in part to escape the political turmoil in China.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TURMOIL»

Discover the use of turmoil in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to turmoil and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Above Life's Turmoil

The twenty pieces which comprise this book, unrelated as some of them are in the letter, will be found to be harmonious in the spirit, in that they point the reader towards those heights of self-knowledge and self-conquest which, rising ...

James Allen, 2014

Turmoil and Triumph: Diplomacy, Power, and the Victory of ...

A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.

George Shultz, 2010

Gaia in Turmoil: Climate Change, Biodepletion, and Earth ...

Essays link Gaian science to such global environmental quandaries as climate change and biodiversity destruction, providing perspectives from science, philosophy, politics, and technology.

Eileen Crist, H. Bruce Rinker, 2010

Constant Turmoil: The Politics of Industrial Life in ...

The author examines history of the New England textile industry during the nineteenth century from the perspective the growth of industrialization and the struggle between labor and management.

Mary H. Blewett, 2000

Turmoil in the Middle East: Imperialism, War, and Political ...

Berch Berberoglu examines the dynamic social forces and political turmoil that plague the contemporary Middle East.

Berch Berberoglu, 1999

Human Rights in Turmoil: Facing Threats, Consolidating ...

This thought-provoking collection of essays by leading scholars and practitioners in the field of human rights explores the ways in which human rights are currently being challenged and weakened, but also strengthened in important and ...

Stéphanie Lagoutte, Hans-Otto Sano, Peter Scharff Smith, 2007

Toxic Turmoil: Psychological and Societal Consequences of ...

This book presents an overview of research on the psychological and societal consequences of ecological disasters. It gives in-depth case studies on most of the major incidents that have occurred in the 1980s and 1990s.

Johan Havenaar, Julie Cwikel, Evelyn J. Bromet, 2002

Turmoil in New Mexico, 1846-1868

The vital history of New Mexico and Arizona during the formative years between the American Occupation and the coming of the railroad has been compressed by the author into one volume with hundreds of footnotes and many profiles that make ...

William A. Keleher, 2007

Immigrants in Turmoil: Mass Immigration to Israel and Its ...

Analyzes problems of scope and timing incurred by mass immigration during the nation's formative years, and examines the physical, financial, organizational, and economic realities.

Devorah Hakohen, 2003

Galaxies in Turmoil: The Active and Starburst Galaxies and ...

The aim of this book is to provide an up-to-date account of active galaxies that is appropriate to the background knowledge of amateur astronomers, but might also be picked-up and read for interest by any reader with a scientific bent.

C. R. Kitchin, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TURMOIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term turmoil is used in the context of the following news items.

Spain's Rajoy points to Greek turmoil in appeal to voters

MADRID Spain faces a stark choice in looming elections between growth and economic turmoil similar to Greece's, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on ... «Reuters, Jul 15»

China turmoil hits AMP Capital fund

AMP Capital's China Growth Fund has been hit by turmoil on the Chinese stock market, with a number of shares in its portfolio placed in a trading halt. «Business Spectator, Jul 15»

China's stock turmoil drags down remaining strong commodities

The country's ongoing stock market turmoil - which has seen a 30 percent plunge in the benchmark CSI300 index since mid-June - is now threatening to pull the ... «Reuters, Jul 15»

Japan's Aso doesn't see major market disruptions on Greece turmoil

TOKYO Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Monday he did not think declines in Japanese stocks would spread or that the yen would suddenly spike ... «Reuters UK, Jun 15»

AP PHOTOS: Years of revolt, turmoil haunt Egypt's children

CAIRO (AP) — In Egypt, the years of turmoil following its 2011 uprising have seen revolutionary graffiti fade away as the country slowly tries to move on, but ... «Yahoo News, Jun 15»

Neighbors saw 'turmoil' in house where bodies found in freezer

Neighbors saw 'turmoil' in house where bodies found in freezer »Play Video Flowers and a card outside the Nicholas Drive home where police found a man ... «KVAL, Jun 15»

Grexit turmoil would extend beyond Greece

Turmoil would be inevitable in that event and it would not be limited to Greece, as some of its more ardent opponents suggest. While the increasingly shrill ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»

More Political Turmoil in West Bloomfield Township

More political turmoil erupted in West Bloomfield Township Tuesday with the sudden departure of assessor Lisa Hobart, whose allies say she was harassed and ... «Patch.com, Jun 15»

First Draft | Ben Carson's Nascent Campaign Faces Personnel Turmoil

The Washington Post first reported the turmoil on Saturday. But walking into Senator Joni Ernst's “Roast and Ride” here on Saturday, Mr. Carson showed up with ... «New York Times, Jun 15»

Ivory Coast in turmoil ahead of start of Africa Cup of Nations defence

African champions Ivory Coast are in turmoil just one week ahead of the start of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, having yet to name a squad after top players ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»