turmoiln.[Of uncertain origin; perhaps fr. OF. tremouille the hopper of a mill, trembler to tremble (cf. E. tremble); influenced by E. turn and moil.] Harassing labor; trouble; molestation by tumult; disturbance; worrying confusion.()And there I'll rest, as after much turmoil,
A blessed soul doth in Elysium. (Shak.)()v. t. To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry.()It is her fatal misfortune . . . to be miserably tossed and turmoiled with these storms of affliction. (Spenser.)v. i. To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion.(Milton.)