turbulent
Turbulent means chaotic, disordered, characterized by conflict. A time of war is a turbulent time for a country. If your family moves and your parents get divorced, you might call that a turbulent period in your history.
This adjective also commonly describes unstable or violent movement in the atmosphere, or in oceans and rivers. When the pilot comes announces turbulent air or turbulence ahead, get ready for the plane to bump and shake. Turbulence has another specialized sense when describing an uneven flow of a liquid or gas.
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characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination“a turbulent and unruly childhood”
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synonyms:
disruptive, riotous, troubled, tumultuous
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unquiet
characterized by unrest or disorder
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unquiet
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(of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence
Vocabulary lists containing turbulent
This nonfiction work tells the story of how thousands of young Russian women volunteered to be trained as pilots, navigators, and mechanics to defend their country during World War II.
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This nonfiction work tells the amazing survival story of Ernest Shackleton and his crew after their ship Endurance sank in Antarctica in 1914.
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