| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A state of discomposure: agitation, dither, fluster, flutter, perturbation, tumult, upset. Informal : lather, stew. See CALM. 2. An interruption of regular procedure or of public peace: agitation, commotion, disorder, disturbance, helter-skelter, stir1, tumult, turbulence, uproar. Informal : flap, to-do. See CALM, ORDER. 3. A state of uneasiness and usually resentment brewing to an eventual explosion: ferment, Sturm und Drang, unrest. See CALM, PEACE.
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