The expression ācoffee breakā was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
UPHEAVAL
agitation, excitement, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloo
(noun) disturbance usually in protest
upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust
(noun) (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
convulsion, turmoil, upheaval
(noun) a violent disturbance; āthe convulsions of the stock marketā
turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang
(noun) a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); āthe industrial revolution was a period of great turbulenceā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
upheaval (countable and uncountable, plural upheavals)
The process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust.
A sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion.
Synonyms
• seismic shift
Source: Wiktionary
Up*heav"al, n.
Definition: The act of upheaving, or the state of being upheaved; esp., an elevation of a portion of the earth's crust. Lubbock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SEX
(noun) all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses; āhe wanted a better sex lifeā; āthe film contained no sex or violenceā
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