Synonym: commotion, disorder, disturbance, excitement, fracas, fuss, hubbub, noise, pandemonium, racket, row, rumpus, to-do, tumult, turbulence, uproar. Similar words: surmount, oil, boil, soil, toilet, hormone, enormous, harmony. Meaning: ['tɜrmɔɪl /'tɜː-] n. 1. a violent disturbance 2. violent agitation 3. disturbance usually in protest.
Random good picture Not show
121. But Communist land reform and collectivisation left the region in turmoil, and in 1959 the Dalai Lama led an uprising against Chinese rule, despite his initial support for the 1951 accord.
122. For a little while it seemed as if I must fly to pieces with the inward turmoil, when suddenly the still small voice whispered in the depths of my soul, "Be still, and know that I am God."
123. In response to increasing turmoil swirling around the desegregation of public schools, Armstrong was outspokenly critical of his country.
124. We expect the value of gold to continue to hold up well in 2009 and 2010 against the backdrop of global market turmoil and the directionless behaviour of other commodities.
125. The kind of radical transformation they advocate, in my judgment, could lead to turmoil.
126. How does the current turmoil stack up against past crises?
127. However, it's not hard to imagine any number of products or services--dubious or not--for people whose relationships may be either nontraditional or in turmoil.
128. And reluctant acquiescence by some parties would only have led to turmoil.
129. Shortly after the Egyptian turmoil began, Google established a call-in line on which Egyptians could leave a voicemail[sentencedict.com], which could then be turned into messages distributed on Twitter.
130. At the beginning of the new period, the having slipped the leash of the durance of decade turmoil and pinko thoughts, all types of literature creations was flourishing.
131. And woven into it is a Hardy-like backcloth of nature, of mountain heights, far above human turmoil.
132. It is innocency that can live in the world, with all its turmoil, and yet not be of it.
133. The basic characteristics of Franco-American relations is"a alliance in turmoil".
134. The fascinating turmoil in the world economy continues to shape the study of international economics.
135. A stately liner can sail serenely through turmoil that would capsize even the sturdiest small vessel.
136. Despite Yahoo's recent turmoil, its net profit margin has remained around 20% for the past several quarters.
137. U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is moving his White House transition forward, as political turmoil builds over the selection of his successor in the United States Senate.
138. But suggestions of global turmoil demonstrate a highly occidentalist perspective on the world.
139. No one in authority in Washington or Tokyo will say publicly that current turmoil is likely to unhinge the 35-year-old U. S. -Japan security alliance, but week by week a sense of alarm is growing.
140. Bottom line: Baidu will continue to be plagued by turmoil in its top management and failure of its new initiatives, as CEO Robin Li struggles to find a long-term growth formula for his company.
141. Fears that a Carlyle Capital Corp bond fund was near collapse after defaulting on $16.6 billion of debt unnerved investors by refocusing attention on worsening credit market turmoil.
142. There the wicked cease from turmoil,(www.Sentencedict.com) and there the weary are at rest.
143. The public, buffeted by weather fluctuations and economic turmoil, has little time to analyse decadal changes.
144. Alaric: You are sure? It will throw the world into turmoil.
145. Keep these things in mind when you are thrown into the midst of turmoil, as it will help you through such periods.
146. As we have seen, financial turmoil is contagious, moving very rapidly from one country to another and spreading very quickly from one economic sector to many others.
147. We cannot tolerate turmoil, and whenever it arises in future we shall impose martial law.
148. So we had to quell the turmoil by imposing martial law.
149. The forced removal of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya by his country's military on June 28 has left the Central American nation in a state of political turmoil.
150. He faced severe pressure even before Tunisia's turmoil, with tribal unrest in the north, separatism in the south and al-Qaeda in the east and elsewhere.