Definition of Upheaval

1. Noun. A state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally). "The industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"

Exact synonyms: Sturm Und Drang, Turbulence
Category relationships: Government, Political Science, Politics
Generic synonyms: Disorder
Specialized synonyms: Agitation, Ferment, Fermentation, Tempestuousness, Unrest, Roller Coaster, Violence
Derivative terms: Turbulent

2. Noun. A violent disturbance. "The convulsions of the stock market"

3. Noun. (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building).
Exact synonyms: Uplift, Upthrow, Upthrust
Category relationships: Geology
Generic synonyms: Ascension, Ascent, Rise, Rising
Derivative terms: Upheave, Uplift

4. Noun. Disturbance usually in protest.
Exact synonyms: Agitation, Excitement, Hullabaloo, Turmoil
Generic synonyms: Disturbance

Definition of Upheaval

1. n. The act of upheaving, or the state of being upheaved; esp., an elevation of a portion of the earth's crust.

2. n. The act of upheaving, or the state of being upheaved; esp., an elevation of a portion of the earth's crust.

Definition of Upheaval

1. the act of upheaving [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Upheaval

upgush
upgushed
upgushes
upgushing
uphand
uphang
uphanging
uphangs
uphaud
uphauding
uphauds
upheap
upheaped
upheaping
upheaps
upheaval (current term)
upheavals
upheave
upheaved
upheaver
upheavers
upheaves
upheaving
upheld
uphild
uphill
uphills
uphoard
uphoarded
uphoarding

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