upheaval
/ʌphˈivʌl/
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Definitions
Noun
a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"
Noun
a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market"
Noun
(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
Noun
disturbance usually in protest
Synonyms
agitation
convulsion
excitement
hullabaloo
Sturm und Drang
turbulence
turmoil
uplift
upthrow
upthrust
More General Terms
ascension
ascent
commotion
disorder
disruption
disturbance
flutter
hoo-ha
hoo-hah
hurly burly
kerfuffle
rise
rising
to-do