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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈtɜːbjələnt/
• (General American, Canada) IPA: /ˈtɝbjələnt/
• (General Australian) IPA: /ˈtɜːbjələnt/
• (New Zealand) IPA: /ˈtøːbjələnt/
• ハイフネーション: tur‧bu‧lent

形容詞

turbulent (comparative more turbulent, superlative most turbulent)

1. Violently disturbed or agitated; tempestuous, tumultuous.

   It is dangerous to sail in turbulent seas.

2. Being in, or causing, disturbance or unrest.

   The mid-19th century was a turbulent time in American history.

   • 2013 August 10, Lexington, “Keeping the mighty honest”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:

     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.

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Further reading

• “turbulent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “turbulent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “turbulent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.