Definition of turbulent Turbulent
/tɚˈbjʌlʌnt/ - [terbyulunt] - tur•bu•lent
We found 8 definitions of turbulent from 4 different sources.
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What does turbulent mean?
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| turbulent - 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" | ||
| disruptive, riotous, troubled, tumultuous | ||
| unquiet characterized by unrest or disorder; "unquiet days of riots"; "following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation"; "spent an unquiet night tossing and turning" | ||
| turbulent - (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence; "the river's roiling current"; "turbulent rapids" | ||
| churning, roiling, roiled, roily | ||
| agitated troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- turbulent (Adjective)
Violently disturbed or agitated; tempestuous, tumultuous. - turbulent (Adjective)
Being in, or causing, disturbance or unrest.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- turbulent (a.)
Disturbed; agitated; tumultuous; roused to violent commotion; as, the turbulent ocean. - turbulent (a.)
Disposed to insubordination and disorder; restless; unquiet; refractory; as, turbulent spirits. - turbulent (a.)
Producing commotion; disturbing; exciting.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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turbulent
tur′bū-lent, adj. tumultuous, disturbed: in violent commotion: disposed to disorder: restless: producing commotion.—ns. Tur′bulence, Tur′bulency.—adv. Tur′bulently. [Fr.,—L. turbulentus—turba, a crowd.]
