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Noun
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(n)
turbulence
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turbulency
(unstable flow of a liquid or gas)
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(n)
turbulence
(instability in the atmosphere)
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turbulence
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upheaval
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Sturm und Drang
(a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally))
"the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"