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turbulence

noun as in disorder

noun as in agitation

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Turbulence begins, and the only thing in the world we want is to not be on this damn plane.

Could his recent turbulence also explain why Efron spends most of his upcoming movie, Neighbors, with his body on display?

No matter how they died, there is certainly turbulence ahead in North Korea—and the Chinese are running for cover.

Returning to the U.S., I was mired in ideological turbulence.

I saw two fold-out seats used by flight attendants during takeoff, landing and turbulence.

From the depths of his mind came a warning, a restless unease that took root and blossomed into turbulence.

The year 1846 closed over the Iberian peninsula in discord, turbulence, and woe.

Calumny, with its hundred tongues, exaggerated the turbulence of the people, and invented wild tales of violence.

The easygoing paternal rule was to come to an end, and a long period of bloodshed and turbulence was to succeed.

To this desperate resolve he was driven by the increasing turbulence of Italian affairs.

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On this page you'll find 79 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to turbulence, such as: conflict, confusion, disturbance, instability, tumult, and turmoil.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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