激動(げきどう)

げきどう
noun / suru verb
upheaval, turbulence
1. upheaval, turbulence, violent change
A period or situation of intense, sudden change and instability, especially in society, politics, or history.
激動(げきどう)の時代(じだい)を生(い)きた。
I lived through turbulent times.
世界(せかい)は今(いま)、激動(げきどう)の中(なか)にある。
The world is currently in the midst of upheaval.
幕末(ばくまつ)は日本(にほん)の歴史(れきし)の中(なか)でも特(とく)に激動(げきどう)の時期(じき)だった。
The end of the Edo period was an especially turbulent era in Japanese history.

USAGE:
Most commonly used in the pattern 激動(げきどう)の + noun to describe an era, period, or situation of dramatic change. Carries a literary and dramatic tone.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 激動(げきどう)の時代(じだい): turbulent era
  • 激動(げきどう)の中(なか): in the midst of upheaval
  • 激動(げきどう)する: to undergo upheaval
  • 激動(げきどう)の歴史(れきし): turbulent history
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