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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
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"
Exact synonyms: Convulsion, Turmoil
Generic synonyms: Commotion, Disruption, Disturbance, Flutter, Hoo-ha, Hoo-hah, Hurly Burly, Kerfuffle, To-do
Generic synonyms: Commotion, Disruption, Disturbance, Flutter, Hoo-ha, Hoo-hah, Hurly Burly, Kerfuffle, To-do
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
Category relationships: Geology
Generic synonyms: Ascension, Ascent, Rise, Rising
Derivative terms: Upheave, Uplift
4. Noun. Disturbance usually in protest.
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. Noun. the process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust ¹
2. Noun. a sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Upheaval
1. the act of upheaving [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Upheaval
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