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
22 September 2024
(noun) a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; “he uses other people’s ideas as a springboard for his own”; “reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions”; “the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
