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