What is the meaning of turbulent?

Characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination.
- usage: "effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood"
- synonyms: disruptive, riotous, troubled, tumultuous
Of a liquid. ( agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence)
- usage: "the river's roiling current"; "turbulent rapids"
- synonyms: churning, roiling, roiled, roily

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APA	WordNet. (2010). Turbulent. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/turbulent/definitions/1185854
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