See turmoil in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
A state of discomposure:
agitation, dither, fluster, flutter, perturbation, tumult, upset. (Informal) lather, stew. See calmAn interruption of regular procedure or of public peace:
agitation, commotion, disorder, disturbance, helter-skelter, stir1, tumult, turbulence, uproar. (Informal) flap, to-do. See calm, orderA state of uneasiness and usually resentment brewing to an eventual explosion:
ferment, Sturm und Drang, unrest. See calm, peace
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