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turmoils

turmoils is the plural of turmoil.

Meaning of turmoil

Noun

turmoil (usually uncountable, plural turmoils)

  1. (usually) A state of great disorder or uncertainty.
    • Oleg Blokhin's side lost the talismanic Andriy Shevchenko to the substitutes' bench because of a knee injury but still showed enough to put England through real turmoil in spells.2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport
  2. (usually) Harassing labor; trouble; disturbance.
    • And there I'll rest, as after much turmoil, / A blessed soul doth in Elysium.c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

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Questions about turmoils

What is turmoils the plural of?
Turmoils is the plural of turmoil.

Words near turmoils in the dictionary

  1. turmoil
  2. turmoiled
  3. turmoiler
  4. turmoilers
  5. turmoiling
  6. turmoils
  7. turms
  8. turmut
  9. turmuts
  10. turn
  11. turn 19 in Poland

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