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adjective
1.
being in a state of agitation or tumult; disturbed: turbulent feelings or emotions.
2.
characterized by, or showing disturbance, disorder, etc.: the turbulent years.
3.
given to acts of violence and aggression: the turbulent young soldiers.
Related forms
tur·bu·lent·ly, adverb
un·tur·bu·lent, adjective
un·tur·bu·lent·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. agitated, tumultuous, violent, tempestuous, disordered.
1. agitated, tumultuous, violent, tempestuous, disordered.
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Turbulent
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Word Origin & History
turbulent
1538, "disorderly, tumultuous, unruly" (of persons), from M.Fr. turbulent (12c.), from L. turbulentus "full of commotion, restless," from turba "turmoil, crowd" (see turbid). In ref. to weather, attested from 1573. Turbulence is first recorded 1598.
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