Turmoil /(tûr"moil)/

Tur·moil

Turmoil

n.
  1. Harassing labor; trouble; molestation by tumult; disturbance; worrying confusion.
    And there I'll rest, as after much turmoil, A blessed soul doth in Elysium.

Turmoil

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Turmoiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Turmoiling

  1. To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry. [Obs.]
    It is her fatal misfortune . . . to be miserably tossed and turmoiled with these storms of affliction.

Turmoil

v. i.
  1. To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion. [Obs.]