Turbulent
/ˈtɜːbjələnt/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjViolently disturbed or agitated; tempestuous, tumultuous.
adjBeing in, or causing, disturbance or unrest.
Sentence Examples
These are turbulent times.
That day was very turbulent.
Van Gogh was poor and led a turbulent life.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ ocean was filled with huge waves and tossed the small boat violently.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
His early years were very ____, as he moved between several different cities and schools during his entire childhood today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English turbulent, from Middle French turbulent, from Latin turbulentus, from turba (“disorder, tumult, crowd”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The [Washington] Post's proprietor through those turbulent [Watergate] days, Katharine Graham, held a double place in Washington’s hierarchy: at once regal Georgetown hostess and scrappy newshound, ready to hold the establishment to account. That is a very American position."
— 2013 August 10, Lexington, “Keeping the mighty honest”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ ocean was filled with huge waves and tossed the small boat violently.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
His early years were very ____, as he moved between several different cities and schools during his entire childhood today.