Meaning & Definition of Turbulent in English
English⟶
Turbulent
/tərbjələnt/
adjective
1. Characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
- "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"
synonym:
- disruptive,
- riotous,
- troubled,
- tumultuous,
- turbulent
2. (of a liquid) agitated vigorously
- In a state of turbulence
- "The river's roiling current"
- "Turbulent rapids"
synonym:
- churning,
- roiling,
- roiled,
- roily,
- turbulent