turbulent
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6.6
- adjective
- /ˈtɜrbjələnt/
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turbulento
- Many businesses were forced to adapt quickly to the turbulent economic climate caused by the pandemic.
- turbulent times
- a turbulent year
- a turbulent period
How do you manage a period of turbulent change like that?
- How do you manage a period of turbulent change like that?
- It's surfing the peaks and the valleys of his turbulent, unquiet mind.
- We can't always match the turbulent transition the way that we'd like to.
- One of the things that feed both unstable attention and turbulent mental states is distraction.
- Oh, you mean it was turbulent?
- Worker B has had a turbulent year.
- A positive mind can be a turbulent mind as well, especially if you're trying too hard to be positive.
- And to help us navigate these turbulent times, we brought on Rich Dad's crypto expert, Jeff Wing.
- But if I could still have the life that I have today but make some adjustments along the way so that journey was not as turbulent, I would have had a Plan B.
- But despite the somewhat turbulent start to the trading day, no one expected what happened next.
- He's just like a bundle of wisdom and care and really supported me through a pretty turbulent time.
- Why did you feel like now was the right time to talk about the challenge of leadership in turbulent times?
- And it started off I I'd aimed to give him a very calm childhood because mine had been so turbulent.
- I was very academic, but at home every day was incredibly chaotic and turbulent between me and my stepdad basically.
- And in addition, of course, he had a turbulent family life and he was a in many ways a selfish and unpleasant character.
Examples
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In middle school, children pass through some of the most turbulent emotional and physical changes of their lives.
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To say it generously, it was a very turbulent time.
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How do you manage a period of turbulent change like that?
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And I, I look back, you know, during the Second World War, you know how turbulent those times were.
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What's going on in our turbulent world today?
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I previously was living quite a fast-paced, turbulent life like many people my age living in London.
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She's had a turbulent life.
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Plus it came at a turbulent time, when the future of society, the planet, was up for grabs.
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Born in Peru, raised largely in Chile, she had a turbulent childhood.
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Creating a well-thought-out district crisis plan is a necessity in today's turbulent world.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
116
4.7
Not organized and full of confusion
94
6.1
Not regular or predictable and likely to change suddenly
77
7.0
Likely to change suddenly and become more dangerous
65
3.9
Very busy with a lot of rushed, confusing activity
45
3.8
A time or place with protests and violence
35
7.5
It is full of loud, excited activity and confusion
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1.0
Strong winds and heavy rain that make travel difficult
12
3.9
Water with many small waves that moves unevenly
7
8.4
Full of strong, stormy feelings, often with loud arguments
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4.5
A place or thing that is untidy and not in order
2
7.9
Noisy violent behavior in public that is out of control
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4.4
A liquid that is shaken or stirred so it moves and mixes
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6.4
Very rough and stormy, with strong wind and big waves
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7.6
A liquid moving fast and making rough waves
Water that is cloudy and moving roughly
Antonyms
Compounds
How Turbulent
Surface Forms
Morphology
turbulent = turbulence (transparent) = turbul + ent
The adjective is formed by standard suffixation from the noun 'turbulence' (disturbance), so the meaning is directly predictable.
Etymology
Turbulent comes from the Latin turba 'crowd' and turbare 'to disturb'; think of a noisy crowd that makes confusion. The same root is in turmoil, so turbulent describes times or relationships full of disorder and unrest.