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upheaval

up·hea·val

UK/ʌpˈhiːvəl/ US/ʌpˈhɪi̯vəl] ~ [ʌpˈhɪi̯vl̩/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

  • “the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence”
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2.

a violent disturbance

  • “the convulsions of the stock market”
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3.

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

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Origin

From upheave + -al.

Phrases

  • axis of upheaval

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