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    up·heav·al
    /ˌəpˈhēv(ə)l/

    noun

    • 1. a violent or sudden change or disruption to something: "major upheavals in the financial markets"

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  2. UPHEAVAL definition: 1. a great change, especially causing or involving much difficulty, activity, or trouble: 2. a…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of UPHEAVAL is the action or an instance of upheaving especially of part of the earth's crust. How to use upheaval in a sentence.

  4. An upheaval is a big change which causes a lot of trouble, confusion, and worry. Wherever there is political upheaval, invariably there are refugees. Having a baby will mean the greatest upheaval in your life.

  5. Upheaval definition: strong or violent change or disturbance, as in a society. See examples of UPHEAVAL used in a sentence.

  6. Upheaval means a violent or sudden change. You might talk about an upheaval in government following an election where many incumbents are replaced. Upheaval is a geological term for the upward displacement of the earth's crust that has stretched to include a change in power or ideas.

  7. UPHEAVAL meaning: 1. a great change, especially causing or involving much difficulty, activity, or trouble: 2. a…. Learn more.

  8. n. 1. a. The process of being heaved upward. b. An instance of being so heaved. 2. A sudden, violent disruption or upset: "the psychic upheaval caused by war" (Wallace Fowlie). 3. Geology A raising of a part of the earth's crust. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  9. upheaval. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English up‧heav‧al /ʌpˈhiːvəl/ noun [ countable, uncountable] a very big change that often causes problems political upheaval Moving house is a major upheaval. Examples from the Corpus upheaval • He hadn't realised pregnancy was such a dislocating experience, or even that getting ...

  10. noun. /ʌpˈhiːvl/ [countable, uncountable] a big change that causes a lot of worry and problems synonym disruption. Teachers are still getting used to the latest upheavals in the education system. I can't face the upheaval of moving house again. a period of emotional upheaval. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

  11. UPHEAVAL definition: a very big change that causes difficulty or confusion: . Learn more.

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