TURBULENT

• (adj.) (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence

  "the river's roiling current", "turbulent rapids"

  synonyms : churning , roiled , roiling , roily

• (adj.) characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

  "effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive", "riotous times", "these troubled areas", "the tumultuous years of his administration", "a turbulent and unruly childhood"

  synonyms : disruptive , riotous , troubled , tumultuous

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