# turmoil

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɜːmɔɪl/ · frequency rank #14,657

## Definitions
1. A state of great disorder or uncertainty.
2. Harassing labor; trouble; disturbance.

## Etymology
Unknown. First appears c. 1526. Perhaps from Old French tremouille (“the hopper of a mill”).

## Common misspellings (10)
`trumoil`, `tturmoil`, `tumroil`, `turmiol`, `turmmoil`, `turmoill`, `turmoli`, `turomil`, `turrmoil`, `utrmoil`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/turmoil