turmoil-n; 1 Senses

Sense Number 1: disturbance

Commentary: TURMOIL[+event] convulsion, upheaval, tumult, agitation, excitement, hullabaloo - a disturbance

Examples:
The turmoil over John's vulgar language ended quickly.
Mary handled the turmoil by sending John to time-out.
The turmoil of the stock market ...

Mappings:
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 1 2 3