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turmoil

/ˈtɜːmɔɪl/ noun C1
  1. A state of great disorder or uncertainty. (uncountable)
  2. Harassing labor; trouble; disturbance. (uncountable)

Plural turmoils

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The sudden extinction of the moccoletti, the darkness which had replaced the light, and the silence which had succeeded the turmoil, had left in Franz’s mind a certain depression which was not free from uneasiness.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 389 · C1

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