turbid definition - Dictionary

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tur·bid [ túrbid ]

adjective

Definition:

1. muddy: opaque and muddy as when particles and sediment are stirred up

2. foggy: dense and cloudy or dark

3. confused: confused and muddled

turbid thought processes

[Early 17th century. < Latin turbidus "troubled" < turba "disorder"]

tur·bid·i·ty [ tur bíddətee ] noun

tur·bid·ly [ túrbidlee ] adverb

Word Usage


	turbid or turgid? The two words are unrelated in form but can both describe water in their literal meanings (either "opaque and muddy" in the case of turbid or "swollen and overflowing" in the case of turgid), and can both describe literary styles in their figurative meanings. Turgid is the more common and means "pompous and overcomplicated" (as in turgid prose), whereas turbid means "confused and muddled" (as in turbid reasoning).