turbulent

Meaning

1. Violently disturbed or agitated; tempestuous, tumultuous.
2. Being in, or causing, disturbance or unrest.

Synonyms

tumultuous

riotous

wild

troubled

stormy

violent

boisterous

rough

uneasy

restless

roily

disturbing

roiled

blustering

tempestuous

agitated

roiling

unrestrained

unruly

churning

noisy

vehement

impetuous

disruptive

disturbed

worrying

raging

rampageous

rude

rumbustious

savage

sensual

serious

severe

strong

sultry

torrid

troublous

unquiet

unrest

unsettled

upheaval

uproarious

vociferous

windy

worried

😟

tumultuary

churned-up

rowdish

Babylonic

Translations

turbulento

turbulent

turbulent

stürmisch

turbulent

turbolento

tempestuoso

turbulento

woelig

perturbant

unruhig

inquiet

😟

agitado

tumultuosa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɜːbjələnt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: turbulent

In summary

From Middle English turbulent, from Middle French turbulent, from Latin turbulentus, from turba (“disorder, tumult, crowd”).