English dictionary

upheaval

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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

noun.state

Synonyms sturm und drang turbulence

Source: WordNet 3.0
a violent disturbance

noun.state

Synonyms convulsion turmoil

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(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

noun.event

Synonyms uplift upthrow upthrust

Source: WordNet 3.0
disturbance usually in protest

noun.act

Synonyms agitation excitement hullabaloo turmoil

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of upheaving, or the state of being upheaved; esp., an elevation of a portion of the earth's crust.

noun

Source: webster1913