turbulent
stirred up, disorderly, or violently unsettled
Root
- turb: stir, disturb, throw into disorder, or make cloudy
Other words with the turb root
- disturb: to interrupt peace or throw into disorder
- imperturbable: calm and not easily disturbed
- perturb: to disturb greatly or unsettle
- turbid: cloudy, muddy, or confused
Turbulent air or emotion is stirred into disorder instead of moving smoothly.
The turbulent meeting made one simple decision feel like a storm.