turbulent
Violently disturbed or agitated; tempestuous, tumultuous.
Example
“It is dangerous to sail in turbulent seas.”
Other meanings
Being in, or causing, disturbance or unrest.
“The mid-19th century was a turbulent time in American history.”
Synonyms
- troubled
Related words
- turbulate
- unturbulent
- turbulent flow
- turbulently
- macroturbulent
- microturbulent
- nonturbulent
- gravitoturbulent
- gravoturbulent
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "turbulentus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “turbulent” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.