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turbulency (s) (noun), turbulencies (pl)
1. An unstable flow of a liquid or gas: Turbulency can be caused by a riptide, a countercurrent, or a crosscurrent.
2. A condition of disorder, disarray, or agitation: There was so much turbulency with arguments, screaming, and yelling, that Christine decided to leave home and live in peace by herself.
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