noun
definition
A state of great disorder or uncertainty.
definition
Harassing labour; trouble; disturbance.
verb
definition
To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion.
definition
To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry.
Examples of turmoil in a Sentence
There was turmoil in her pale blue eyes.
He felt her turmoil through their bond and ached to ease her pain.
But the question was soon forgotten in the turmoil caused by the Crimean War.
Jule sensed a great deal of turmoil behind his calm features and pitied the man.
Turmoil crossed the features of Darkyn's mate.
Taran strode away, turmoil making his gut clench.
Gabriel wanted to say something to her, to apologize, to rationalize what happened … He felt like he was on the verge of snapping, unable to settle the turmoil of his emotions.
In the turmoil of his later life he looked back with regret to his student days; and "for all his troubles philosophy was his only cure."
His golden gaze was down, turmoil on his face.
In 1637 Scotland was in a state of turmoil.
The Reformers turned to the government for aid and protection, and throughout Europe turmoil and war ensued.
In his soul there suddenly arose such an unexpected turmoil of youthful thoughts and hopes, contrary to the whole tenor of his life, that unable to explain his condition to himself he lay down and fell asleep at once.
During the Italian turmoil the schism in Germany had made such alarming progress that it now proved impossible to bridge the chasm.
She was quiet as she put form to her thoughts beyond the emotional turmoil.
She went woodenly, her stomach in turmoil.
Also he took advantage of the rule of the Commonwealth to indulge much more freely than he might have otherwise dared in rationalistic criticism of religious doctrines; while, amid the turmoil of sects, he could the more forcibly urge that the preservation of social order, when again firmly restored, must depend on the assumption by the civil power of the right 2 L.W.
The whole reign was a period of wasteful turmoil, of party strife, of treachery, of reaction.
In the turmoil over the " ` Trent' affair," it was Sumner's word that convinced Lincoln that Mason and Slidell must be given up, and that reconciled the public to that inevitable step. Again and again Sumner used the power incident to his chairmanship to block action which threatened to embroil the United States in war with England and France.
This would mean setting the stage for a fresh period of turmoil and a potentially endless succession of wars.
Europe is fragmented into petty fiefdoms and is in turmoil after the Viking raids.
Its only natural for you to be down after all the turmoil you've been through over the last few months.
Do I detect a certain schadenfreude among Scots at the apparent current turmoil among the English over their sense of national identity?
The snowy world the story is set in serves to reflect this emotional turmoil.
This representation of a disastrous marriage enables Moore to explore mental turmoil and an unhappy ending.
The stereotype has been shattered by the market turmoil of the last few years.
A story based more on inner turmoil than typical ' boo!
The political turmoil of Moscow sees both brothers arrested.
Töpffer arrived in Paris in 1789 in the midst of revolutionary turmoil.
All was turmoil and confusion, the crowd frantic. And, although Rondinelli had not come, the signory sent angry messages to ask why the Dominicans delayed the trial.
From the political turmoil of the ancient world, confidence in God rings out.
Yet deep inside me the turmoil caused by this simple gesture roused great fires.
Given the current turmoil in the wholesale gas market, you might be tempted to go for a capped product.
Many women are naturally comforting and good listeners, which can be so nice after going through turmoil.
She felt wired, her emotions in turmoil.
Her calm acceptance faded, replaced by turmoil.
He didn't touch her thoughts, already aware of the level of turmoil he'd just caused her.
She shifted uncomfortably at the internal turmoil.
He sensed Vara's inner turmoil.
But Israel after the fall of Samaria is artificially excluded from the Judaean horizon, and lies as a foreign land, although Judah itself had suffered from the intrusion of foreigners in the preceding centuries of war and turmoil, and strangers had settled in her midst, had formed part of the royal guard, or had even served as janissaries (§ 15, end).
The state of turmoil caused by these religious and political disputes was increased by the possibility of Albert's early death and the necessity in that event for a regency owing to the youth of his only son, Albert Frederick.
Such a conditional and tentative policy, on the part of a second-rate power, in a period of universal tension and turmoil, was most difficult; but Griffenfeldt did not regard it as impossible.
Just the view of my discreet yacht, gently bobbing, Helps soothe the turmoil in my troubled soul.
Schroeder has argued that a strike against Baghdad could wreck the international anti-terror coalition and throw the Middle East into turmoil.
Agency Turmoil Recent attacks on Scottish Screen have focused on the agency's apparent inability to invest in features that are certain box office winners.
But my mind was in a turmoil, and the nights became more oppressive than ever.
I have no doubt that these recent months of turmoil in the markets will have a salutary effect upon the venture philanthropists.
Now, all is unsettled and the lands are in turmoil.
As a professional troubleshooter, she has made upheaval, downsizing, takeover and turmoil her bread and butter.
Amid the continuing turmoil in the wake of World War II, the dark clouds of the East-West confrontation were already gathering.
Its shallow social base, however, meant it was very vulnerable in a period of growing social turmoil.