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
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.
• 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
28 June 2025
(adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); “allergic children”; “hypersensitive to pollen”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
