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turbulent

[ tur-byuh-luhnt ]

adjective

  1. being in a state of agitation or tumult; disturbed:

    turbulent feelings or emotions.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  2. characterized by, or showing disturbance, disorder, etc.:

    the turbulent years.

  3. given to acts of violence and aggression:

    the turbulent young soldiers.



turbulent

/ ˈɜːʊəԳ /

adjective

  1. being in a state of turbulence
  2. wild or insubordinate; unruly
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٳܱܰԳٱ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ٳܰb·Գ· adverb
  • ܲ·ٳܰb·Գ adjective
  • un·ٳܰb·Գ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of turbulent1

First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin turbulentus “restless,” from turb(a) “turmoil” + -ulentus -ulent
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Word History and Origins

Origin of turbulent1

C16: from Latin turbulentus , from turba confusion
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Each of their SUPs pitched forward and they fell into the turbulent water at the foot of the weir.

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Donald Trump and his administration are totally berserk and America is in the middle of an unprecedented, turbulent maelstrom.

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The greater Los Angeles office rental market started the year with a turbulent first quarter and historically high vacancies as tenant demand was persistently soft in spite of more robust return-to-office policies coming from managers.

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So when the economy is turbulent and investors want to take money out of volatile stocks and shares markets, they usually place that cash in US bonds.

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He deployed his reserve parachute before experiencing another area of turbulent wind.

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