turmoil
pronunciation
How to pronounce turmoil in British English:
UK [ˈtɜːmɔɪl]
How to pronounce turmoil in American English:
US [ˈtɜːrmɔɪl]
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- Noun:
- a violent disturbance
- violent agitation
- disturbance usually in protest
Word Origin
- turmoil (n.)
- 1520s, of uncertain origin, perhaps an alteration of Middle French tremouille "mill hopper," in reference to the hopper's constant motion to and fro, from Latin trimodia "vessel containing three modii," from modius, a Roman dry measure, related to modus "measure." Attested earlier in English as a verb (1510s), though this now is obsolete.
Example
- 1. He was forced to retreat by the resulting turmoil .
- 2. Political turmoil has reinforced this feeling .
- 3. Turmoil in europe and stasis in the g20 .
- 4. The second is less sunny : the mobile-phone industry faces turmoil .
- 5. First , it shows that despite the political turmoil , china 's policymakers are still at work .