turbulent
tur·bu·lent
adjective
1.
characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
- “effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive”
- “riotous times”
- “these troubled areas”
- “the tumultuous years of his administration”
- “a turbulent and unruly childhood”
2.
(of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence
- “the river”
- “;”
Origin
From Middle English turbulent, from Middle French turbulent, from Latin turbulentus, from turba (“disorder, tumult, crowd”).
Phrases
- turbulent flow
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