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Wirren: turmoil — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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Wirren

turmoil

a period or situation of political, social or historical turmoil and confusion

IPA/ˈvɪʁən/

Primary stress falls on the first syllable.

Meaning 1neutral · 87%

a period or situation of political, social or historical turmoil and confusion

Viele Familien verließen das Land während der politischen Wirren.

Seine Jugend fiel in die Wirren der Nachkriegszeit.

In den Wirren des Umbruchs gingen zahlreiche Akten verloren.

Wirren has no normal singular form in this meaning. It is common in historical and journalistic descriptions of unstable periods.

politische Wirren — political turmoil

in den Wirren einer Zeit — amid the turmoil of a period

Use “die Wirren” only in the plural for periods of turmoil, confusion or upheaval.

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Which form is standard for this meaning?

Wirren is used only in the plural and denotes a confused, unstable period marked by disorder or conflict.