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turbulence

 noun
     
Related topics: Meteorology
tur‧bu‧lence [uncountable]
1HEM irregular and violent movements of air or water that are caused by the wind
2 a political or emotional situation that is very confused:
A period of political turbulence followed the civil war.
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