turmoil
noun
[ ˈtəːmɔɪl ]
• a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty.
• "the country was in turmoil"
Similar:
confusion,
upheaval(s),
turbulence,
tumult,
disorder,
commotion,
disturbance,
agitation,
ferment,
unrest,
trouble,
disruption,
upset,
convulsions,
chaos,
mayhem,
pandemonium,
bedlam,
uproar,
uncertainty,
Sturm und Drang,
tohubohu,
moil,
coil,
in confusion,
in a whirl,
at sixes and sevens,
reeling,
spinning,
disorientated,
all over the place,
Origin:
early 16th century: of unknown origin.
