upheaval (redirected from upheavals)

up·heav·al  (p-hvl)

n.

1.

a. The process of being heaved upward.

b. An instance of being so heaved.

2. A sudden, violent disruption or upset: "the psychic upheaval caused by war" (Wallace Fowlie).

3. Geology A raising of a part of the earth's crust.

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upheaval

Noun

a strong, sudden, or violent disturbance

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	upheaval - a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence" Sturm und Drang, turbulence political science, politics, government - the study of government of states and other political units disorder - a disturbance of the peace or of public order ferment, fermentation, unrest, agitation, tempestuousness - a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest" roller coaster - anything characterized by abrupt and extreme changes (especially up and down); "the economy has been on a roller coaster all year" violence - a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.
	2.	upheaval - a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market" turmoil, convulsion commotion, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do, disruption, disturbance, flutter - a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
	3.	upheaval - (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) uplift, upthrow, upthrust geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks rising, ascension, ascent, rise - a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
	4.	upheaval - disturbance usually in protest       hullabaloo, turmoil, agitation, excitement disturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion

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upheaval

noun disturbance, revolution, disorder, turmoil, overthrow, disruption, eruption, cataclysm, violent change

Translations

upheaval [ʌpˈhiːvl] n → trastornos mpl;

(POL) → agitación f

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upheaval [ʌpˈhiːvl] n → bouleversement m;

(in room) → branle-bas m (= event); crise f

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upheaval [ʌpˈhiːvl] n → Unruhe f

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upheaval [ʌpˈhiːvl] n → sconvolgimento; tumulto

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upheaval

n upheaval [apˈhiːvəl]

a great change or disturbance Moving house causes a great upheaval. versteuring إنْقِلاب فُجائي разместване pozdvižení omvæltning die Umwälzung αναστάτωση, μεγάλη αλλαγή trastorno murrang, segadus دگرگونی شدید mullistus bouleversement תַהפּוּכָה कायापलट potres, prevrat felfordulás umbrot, umrót scombussolamento 大変動 suirutė, perversmas apvērsums; jukas pergolakan opschudding omkalfatring, omveltning wstrząs transtorno bulversare переворот rozruch, znepokojenie pretres prevrat omvälvning การเปลี่ยนแปลงที่ทำให้เกิดปัญหา karışıklık, kargaşa 動亂, 巨變, 大變動 зрушення; переворот اتھل پتھل chuyển biến 动乱, 巨变, 大变动