upheaval

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noun

1. a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally) (Freq. 2)
- the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence
• Syn:
turbulence, Sturm und Drang
• Derivationally related forms:
turbulent (for: turbulence)
• Topics:
politics, political science, government
• Hypernyms:
disorder
• Hyponyms:
agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest,
roller coaster, violence
2. a violent disturbance
- the convulsions of the stock market
• Syn:
convulsion, turmoil
• Hypernyms:
disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly,
to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
3. (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
• Syn:
uplift, upthrow, upthrust
• Derivationally related forms:
uplift (for: uplift), upheave
• Topics:
geology
• Hypernyms:
rise, rising, ascent, ascension
4. disturbance usually in protest
• Syn:
agitation, excitement, turmoil, hullabaloo
• Hypernyms:
disturbance

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  agitation, excitement, turmoil, hullabaloo, uplift, upthrow, upthrust, convulsion, turbulence, Sturm und Drang