turmoil

turmoil

CEFR: C1-C2 /tur-moil/ [t.er1.m.oy2.l]

Turmoil is a violent disturbance, or a disturbance by form of protest. If all of a sudden, the entire class is throwing their food at each other, you could consider the classroom to be in turmoil. If a country has a civil war, it would be a country in turmoil. Examples used in a sentence:

Example Sentences:
There wasn’t enough food for the country, it was in turmoil.
The art resignated from the turmoil amongst the people.