a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; agitation; disquiet

mental turmoil caused by difficult decisions.

Obsolete . harassing labor.

noun

calm , harmony , order , peace

noun

agitation , ailment , anxiety , anxiousness , bedlam , bustle , commotion , confusion , disorder , disquiet , disquietude , distress , disturbance , dither , ferment , flap * , flurry , free-for-all * , fuss , hassle * , hectic , hubbub * , lather * , mix-up , noise , pandemonium , pother , restiveness , restlessness , riot , row , ruckus , stir , strife , to-do * , topsy-turvy , trouble , tumult , turbulence , unrest , uproar , violence , whirlnotes:tumult applies only to people , while turmoil is confusion and agitation for people and things; tumultuous can describe things and people , fluster , flutter , perturbation , upset , helter-skelter , sturm und drang , ado , chaos , hubbub , toil , upheaval