Turbid Root Thick Adjective Muddy Opaque Sediment Obscured

Turbid is often used to describe roiled, muddy water or liquid that’s heavy, thick, and dense, as in: “The turbid river, full of mud and debris from the flood, made it nearly impossible for the rescure teams to recover the missing.”

Turbid includes the root turb, which comes from the Latin word turba, meaning “turmoil or confusion.” The root can also carry the connotation of “spinning and whirling.” Other words that share the turb root include turbulent, disturb, perturb, imperturbable, and turbine.