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Definition of: turmoil
(tûr′moil) noun
Confused motion; disturbance; tumult. See synonyms under TUMULT.
—v.t. & v.i. Archaic To be or cause to be in a state of turmoil. [? <OF tremouille hopper of a mill <L tremere tremble; prob. infl. in form by turn and moil]
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