Upheaval
nounəp'hivəl
Noun
a violent disturbance
Type of:DisruptionCommotionHoo-haa state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
Similar:TurbulenceType of:Disorderdisturbance usually in protest
Type of:Disturbance(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
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Similar Words
- Convulsion
- Turmoil
- Turbulence
- Agitation
- Excitement
- Hullabaloo
- Uplift
- Upthrow
- Upthrust
- Upheave