Upheaval

n.

1.

The act of upheaving, or the state of being upheaved; esp., an elevation of a portion of the earth's crust.

Noun	1.	upheaval - a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence" Synonyms: Sturm und Drang, turbulence
	2.	upheaval - a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market" Synonyms: turmoil, convulsion
	3.	upheaval - (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) Synonyms: uplift, upthrow, upthrust
	4.	upheaval - disturbance usually in protest Synonyms: hullabaloo, turmoil, agitation, excitement

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