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    STURM UND DRANG

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)play

    Example:

    the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence

    Synonyms:

    Sturm und Drang; turbulence; upheaval

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("Sturm und Drang" is a kind of...):

    disorder (a disturbance of the peace or of public order)

    Domain category:

    government; political science; politics (the study of government of states and other political units)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Sturm und Drang"):

    agitation; ferment; fermentation; tempestuousness; unrest (a state of agitation or turbulent change or development)

    roller coaster (anything characterized by abrupt and extreme changes (especially up and down))

    violence (a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.)

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