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; “the convulsions of the stock market”

turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang

(noun) a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); “the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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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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