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turbulencetur‧bu‧lence /ˈtɜːbjələns $ ˈtɜːr-/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] - Political turbulence is spreading throughout the country.
- The plane encountered severe turbulence during the flight.
- Once more, the market had wide swings, capping a week of turbulence.
- The turbulence will have carried them over different paths.
- The political turbulence of the 1970s and 1980s disturbed this cosy conceptualisation of things.
- The political turbulence that followed the Civil War was only brought under control by Cromwell's benevolent dictatorship.
- They ran into bad weather and the turbulence upset the youngest Brückner child.
► Meteorologyanticyclone, nounarid, adjectivebarometer, nouncirrus, nounclimate, nounclimatic, adjectivecloudbank, nouncold front, nouncontrary, adjectivecumulus, nouncyclone, noundeluge, noundepression, nounduster, noundust storm, nounequatorial, adjectivefront, nounfrontal system, nounheadwind, nounhumidity, nounhurricane, nouninversion, nounisobar, nounisotherm, nounjet stream, nounleeward, adjectivelow, nounlow-pressure, nounmaelstrom, nounmirage, nounmonsoon, nounnimbus, nounnorth, adjectivenortheast, adjectivenortheaster, nounnortheasterly, adjectivenortherly, adjectivenorthwest, adjectivenorthwester, nounnorthwesterly, adjectiveonshore, adjectivepeasouper, nounpowder, nounprecipitation, nounrainfall, nounrain gauge, nounrainstorm, nounsandstorm, nounsea breeze, nounsemitropical, adjectivesheet lightning, nounshipping forecast, nounshower, nounshowery, adjectivesirocco, nounsleet, nounslush, nounsmog, nounsouth, adjectivesoutheast, adjectivesoutheasterly, adjectivesoutherly, adjectivesouthwest, adjectivesouthwesterly, adjectivesprinkle, nounsquall, nounsqually, adjectivestill, adjectivestorm, nounstorm cloud, nounstormy, adjectivestrength, nounsubside, verbsubtropical, adjectivesub-zero, adjectivetailwind, nountempest, nounthaw, verbthaw, nounthermal, nounthermometer, nounthunder, nounthunder, verbthunderbolt, nounthunderclap, nounthundercloud, nounthunderstorm, nounthundery, adjectivetidal, adjectivetidal wave, nountornado, nountorrid, adjectivetrade wind, nountropical, adjectivetrough, nountsunami, nounturbulence, nounturbulent, adjectivetwister, nountyphoon, nounwarm front, nounwaterspout, nounweather, nounweatherman, nounweather vane, nounwest, adjectivewesterly, adjectivewhirlwind, nounwhiteout, noun ADJECTIVE► political· The political turbulence of the 1970s and 1980s disturbed this cosy conceptualisation of things.· The political turbulence that followed the Civil War was only brought under control by Cromwell's benevolent dictatorship.· For it permeated the mainstream social sciences books in the 1960s-a decade of exceptional social, cultural and political turbulence.· Around the conference centre, the party rocks on with blithe disregard for the economic and political turbulence beyond. 1irregular and violent movements of air or water that are caused by the wind2a political or emotional situation that is very confused SYN turmoil: A period of political turbulence followed the civil war. |