"turbulent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈtɜːbjələnt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɝbjələnt/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-turbulent.ogg Forms: more turbulent [comparative], most turbulent [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English turbulent, from Middle French turbulent, from Latin turbulentus, from turba (“disorder, tumult, crowd”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|turbulent}} Middle English turbulent, {{der|en|frm|turbulent}} Middle French turbulent, {{der|en|la|turbulentus}} Latin turbulentus Head templates: {{en-adj}} turbulent (comparative more turbulent, superlative most turbulent)
  1. violently disturbed or agitated; tempestuous, tumultuous Translations (violently disturbed or agitated): խռովահույզ (xṙovahuyz) (Armenian), бурен (buren) (Bulgarian), развълнуван (razvǎlnuvan) (Bulgarian), turbulent (Danish), turbulenttinen (Finnish), myrskyisä (Finnish), mouvementé [masculine] (French), turbulento (Galician), turbulentus (Latin), tuarangaranga (note: of the sea) (Maori), turbulent (Norwegian Bokmål), turbulent (Norwegian Nynorsk), متلاطم (motalâtem) (Persian), turbulento [masculine] (Portuguese), atribulado [masculine] (Portuguese), agitado [masculine] (Portuguese), turbulent [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), бу́рный (búrnyj) (Russian), tempestuoso (Spanish), agitado (Spanish), accidentado (Spanish), turbulento (Spanish), turbulent (Swedish), бурхли́вий (burxlývyj) (Ukrainian), неспокі́йний (nespokíjnyj) (Ukrainian), турбуле́нтний (turbuléntnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-turbulent-en-adj-pnMZyqmN Disambiguation of 'violently disturbed or agitated': 99 1
  2. being in, or causing, disturbance or unrest Translations (being in disturbance or unrest): буен (buen) (Bulgarian), необуздан (neobuzdan) (Bulgarian), turbulentti (Finnish), myllertävä (Finnish), melskeinen (Finnish), turbulento (Galician), turbulentus (Latin), turbulent (Norwegian Bokmål), turbulent (Norwegian Nynorsk), turbulento [masculine] (Portuguese), atribulado [masculine] (Portuguese), agitado [masculine] (Portuguese), tempestuoso (Spanish), agitado (Spanish), accidentado (Spanish), turbulento (Spanish), turbulent (Swedish), бурхли́вий (burxlývyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-turbulent-en-adj-LcJ9nVNc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of 'being in disturbance or unrest': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gravitoturbulent, gravoturbulent, macroturbulent, microturbulent, nonturbulent, turbulent flow, turbulently Related terms: disturb, perturb, trouble, turbid, turbine, turbulence
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    {
      "form": "more turbulent",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most turbulent",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "tur‧bu‧lent"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "disturb"
    },
    {
      "word": "perturb"
    },
    {
      "word": "trouble"
    },
    {
      "word": "turbid"
    },
    {
      "word": "turbine"
    },
    {
      "word": "turbulence"
    }
  ],
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        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "It is dangerous to sail in turbulent seas.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "violently disturbed or agitated; tempestuous, tumultuous"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "disturbed",
          "disturbed"
        ],
        [
          "agitated",
          "agitated"
        ],
        [
          "tempestuous",
          "tempestuous"
        ],
        [
          "tumultuous",
          "tumultuous"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "The mid-19th century was a turbulent time in American history.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013 August 10, Lexington, “Keeping the mighty honest”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "being in, or causing, disturbance or unrest"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "disturbance",
          "disturbance"
        ],
        [
          "unrest",
          "unrest"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɜːbjələnt/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɝbjələnt/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "xṙovahuyz",
      "sense": "violently disturbed or agitated",
      "word": "խռովահույզ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "buren",
      "sense": "violently disturbed or agitated",
      "word": "бурен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razvǎlnuvan",
      "sense": "violently disturbed or agitated",
      "word": "развълнуван"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "violently disturbed or agitated",
      "word": "turbulent"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "violently disturbed or agitated",
      "word": "turbulenttinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "violently disturbed or agitated",
      "word": "myrskyisä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "violently disturbed or agitated",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mouvementé"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "violently disturbed or agitated",
      "word": "turbulento"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "violently disturbed or agitated",
      "word": "turbulentus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "note": "of the sea",
      "sense": "violently disturbed or agitated",
      "word": "tuarangaranga"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "violently disturbed or agitated",
      "word": "turbulent"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "violently disturbed or agitated",
      "word": "turbulent"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "motalâtem",
      "sense": "violently disturbed or agitated",
      "word": "متلاطم"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "violently disturbed or agitated",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "turbulento"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "violently disturbed or agitated",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "atribulado"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "violently disturbed or agitated",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "agitado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "violently disturbed or agitated",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "turbulent"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "búrnyj",
      "sense": "violently disturbed or agitated",
      "word": "бу́рный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "violently disturbed or agitated",
      "word": "tempestuoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "violently disturbed or agitated",
      "word": "agitado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "violently disturbed or agitated",
      "word": "accidentado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "violently disturbed or agitated",
      "word": "turbulento"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "violently disturbed or agitated",
      "word": "turbulent"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "burxlývyj",
      "sense": "violently disturbed or agitated",
      "word": "бурхли́вий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nespokíjnyj",
      "sense": "violently disturbed or agitated",
      "word": "неспокі́йний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "turbuléntnyj",
      "sense": "violently disturbed or agitated",
      "word": "турбуле́нтний"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "buen",
      "sense": "being in disturbance or unrest",
      "word": "буен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "neobuzdan",
      "sense": "being in disturbance or unrest",
      "word": "необуздан"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "being in disturbance or unrest",
      "word": "turbulentti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "being in disturbance or unrest",
      "word": "myllertävä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "being in disturbance or unrest",
      "word": "melskeinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "being in disturbance or unrest",
      "word": "turbulento"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "being in disturbance or unrest",
      "word": "turbulentus"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "being in disturbance or unrest",
      "word": "turbulent"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "being in disturbance or unrest",
      "word": "turbulent"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "being in disturbance or unrest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "turbulento"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "being in disturbance or unrest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "atribulado"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "being in disturbance or unrest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "agitado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "being in disturbance or unrest",
      "word": "tempestuoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "being in disturbance or unrest",
      "word": "agitado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "being in disturbance or unrest",
      "word": "accidentado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "being in disturbance or unrest",
      "word": "turbulento"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "being in disturbance or unrest",
      "word": "turbulent"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "burxlývyj",
      "sense": "being in disturbance or unrest",
      "word": "бурхли́вий"
    }
  ],
  "word": "turbulent"
}

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