Upheaval — synonyms, definition

1. upheaval (Noun)

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upheaval (Noun) — A state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally). ex. "the industrial revolution was a period of great upheaval"

upheaval (Noun) — A violent disturbance. ex. "the upheavals of the stock market"

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

upheaval (Noun) — Disturbance usually in protest.

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