turmoil
noun
1. a violent disturbance
Similar word(s): convulsion, upheaval
Definition categories: state, commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, kerfuffle
2. violent agitation
Similar word(s): tumult
Definition categories: feeling, agitation
3. disturbance usually in protest
Similar word(s): agitation, excitement, hullabaloo, upheaval
Definition categories: act, disturbance
verb
1. (obsolete, intransitive) To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry.