Upheaval

What do we mean by upheaval?

The process of being heaved upward. noun

An instance of being so heaved. noun

A sudden, violent disruption or upset. noun

A raising of a part of the earth's crust. noun

The act of upheaving, or the state of being upheaved; a heaving or lifting up; specifically, in geology, a disturbance of a part of the earth's crust, having as one of its results that certain areas occupy a higher position with reference to adjacent areas than they did before the disturbance took place. noun

The act of upheaving, or the state of being upheaved; esp., an elevation of a portion of the earth's crust. noun

The process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust noun

A sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion noun

A violent disturbance noun

Disturbance usually in protest noun

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

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

Change, from one state to another

The process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust.

A sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion.

Acts of violence and or disruption. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to upheaval:
upheaval, upheave, upheaved, upheaves, upheavals.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word upheaval:
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Words that rhyme with upheaval:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe upheaval:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective upheaval:
buckling, years.

Words that sound like upheaval:
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