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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tur•bu•lent /ˈtɜrbyələnt/USA pronunciation adj. - being in a state of confusion, disorder, or tumult:turbulent times during the civil war; the turbulent sixties.
- characterized by turbulence:turbulent waters.
tur•bu•lent•ly, adv. See -turb-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tur•bu•lent (tûr′byə lənt),USA pronunciation adj. - being in a state of agitation or tumult;
disturbed:turbulent feelings or emotions. - characterized by, or showing disturbance, disorder, etc.:the turbulent years.
- given to acts of violence and aggression:the turbulent young soldiers.
- Latin turbulentus restless, equivalent. to turb(a) turmoil + -ulentus -ulent
- 1530–40
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged agitated, tumultuous, violent, tempestuous, disordered.
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