Upheaval - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ʌpˈhiːvl|  American pronunciation of the word upheaval
Brit.  |ʌpˈhiːv(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word upheaval

noun

- a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally) (syn: turbulence)
- a violent disturbance (syn: convulsion, turmoil)
- (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) (syn: uplift, upthrow, upthrust)
- disturbance usually in protest (syn: agitation, excitement, hullabaloo, turmoil)

Extra examples

The civil rights movement marked a period of social upheaval in the U.S.

The island was created by an upheaval of the ocean floor.

The lake was formed by geologic upheaval.

Moving house is a major upheaval.

Word forms

noun
singular: upheaval
plural: upheavals
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