turbulence

turbulence
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. disorder, violence, unrest, disturbance, excitement, agitation.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. disorder, commotion, fracas; see confusion 2 , disturbance 2 , fight 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
agitation, violence, swirling, commotion, instability, roughness, disturbance, turmoil, tumult, storminess, wild-ness, wind shear, gustiness.
ANT.: calm, quiet, motionlessness
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. The condition of being physically agitated: agitation, commotion, convulsion. See CALM. 2. An interruption of regular procedure or of public peace: agitation, commotion, disorder, disturbance, helter-skelter, stir1, tumult, turmoil, uproar. Informal: flap, to-do. See CALM, ORDER.

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