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turmoil

tur·moil

UK/ˈtɜːmɔɪl/ US/ˈtɜrˌmɔɪl/ fairly common

noun

1.

a violent disturbance

  • “the convulsions of the stock market”
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Origin

Unknown. First appears c. 1526. Perhaps from Old French tremouille (“the hopper of a mill”).

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