turmoil

turmoil
n
1. tumult, tumultousness, uproar, up-roariousness, pandemonium, chaos; agitation, unrest, ferment, Archaic. pucker, disquiet, disturbance, upheaval, storm, tempest, disorder, confusion, imbroglio; hurly-burly, hurly, brouhaha, commotion, stir, furor, hubbub, noise, racket, din, clamor; excitement, Inf. lather, fuss, fuss and feathers, bother, pother, trouble, Inf. to-do, ado; storm in a teacup, tempest in a teapot, much ado about nothing, Inf. foofaraw, Sl. hoo-ha; upset, Inf. dither, Inf. tizzy, Inf. stew, Sl. flap.
2. fight, fisticuffs, scuffle, tussle, Inf. set-to, Inf. scrap; combat, battle, skirmish, fray, clash, struggle, conflict, embroilment; broil, brawl, donnybrook, free-for-all, melee; riot, demonstration, protest, protest march, sit-in, strike, picketing; violence, rebellion, insurrection, insubordination, mutiny, revolt, outbreak, uprising, revolution, sedition, insurgency, insurgence.

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