Category:Turmoil

Tur"moil, n. Etym: [of uncertain origin; perhaps fr. Of. tremouille The hopper of a mill, trembler to tremble (cf. E. tremble); Influenced by e. turn and moil.]

Defn: harassing labor; trouble; molestation by tumult; disturbance; Worrying confusion. And there i'll rest, as after much turmoil, a blessed soul doth in Elysium. Shak.

Turmoil Tur*moil", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Turmoiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Turmoiling.]

Defn: to harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry. [obs.] It is her fatal misfortune. . . to be miserably tossed and turmoiled With these storms of affliction. Spenser.

Turmoil Tur*moil", v. i.

Defn: to be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion. [obs.] Milton.