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upheaval — n. 1) a violent upheaval 2) a political; social upheaval * * * [ʌp hiːv(ə)l] social upheaval a political a violent upheaval … Combinatory dictionary
upheaval — ► NOUN ▪ a violent or sudden change or disruption … English terms dictionary
upheaval — [up hē′vəl] n. 1. a heaving up, as of part of the earth s crust by an earthquake 2. a sudden, violent change … English World dictionary
upheaval — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, enormous, great, major, massive ▪ cultural, economic, emotional, political, social … Collocations dictionary
upheaval — UK [ʌpˈhiːv(ə)l] / US [ʌpˈhɪv(ə)l] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms upheaval : singular upheaval plural upheavals a sudden or violent change, especially one that affects people s lives Maya s been going through a period of emotional… … English dictionary
violent — adj. 1 using physical strength intended to hurt/kill VERBS ▪ be ▪ become, get, grow, turn ▪ She started to get violent. ADVERB … Collocations dictionary
upheaval — up|heav|al [ ʌp hivl ] noun count or uncount a sudden or violent change, especially one that affects people s lives: There have been massive upheavals in the telecommunications industry. political/social/economic upheaval Marge s been going… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
upheaval — /up hee veuhl/, n. 1. strong or violent change or disturbance, as in a society: the upheaval of war. 2. an act of upheaving, esp. of a part of the earth s crust. 3. the state of being upheaved. 4. Geol. an upward warping of a part of the earth s… … Universalium
upheaval — noun /ʌpˈhi.vəl/ a) the process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earths crust b) a sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion … Wiktionary
upheaval — Synonyms and related words: about face, accommodation, adaptation, adjustment, alteration, amelioration, apoplexy, apostasy, apotheosis, ascent, assumption, beatification, betterment, blaze, bouleversement, break, breakup, burst, canonization,… … Moby Thesaurus
