noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
economic
▪
Worse, as Greenberg notes, much is beyond its control, notably the risk of political or economic upheaval .
▪
The social and economic upheavals which stemmed from the war were profound.
emotional
▪
Yet nausea and bone-weariness were mere pinpricks compared to the emotional upheaval she was going through.
▪
Even amid so much emotional and physical upheaval , however, Maxwell made himself a better player.
▪
Others suffer a whole range of emotional upheavals which worry them.
▪
At this time of emotional upheaval , the accepted roles soothe anxiety.
▪
It was clearly a time of emotional upheaval , as revealed by a number of uncomfortable disclosures.
great
▪
Modern social work is still a new profession, despite the great upheavals of the past 20 years.
major
▪
This may entail a major upheaval , but it will be more than compensated for later this month.
▪
Catherine Crane had joined the division three months ago, creating a major upheaval .
▪
It is manifest that they were too weak and uninfluential to produce such a major upheaval by their own efforts.
▪
This pattern continued relatively undisturbed until 1959, when a short period of major upheaval began.
political
▪
Worse, as Greenberg notes, much is beyond its control, notably the risk of political or economic upheaval .
▪
At the same time, however, Pozarevac has not been immune from the political upheavals sweeping the rest of the country.
▪
Yet it is by no means certain that the next political upheaval will take place on the streets.
▪
Still another possibility is that the United States is heading into an era of political upheaval and reform.
▪
Ossyane's self-effacing voice fashions an intimate history from political upheaval .
▪
The Board has had to weather its own political upheavals and adjust to changing circumstances.
▪
Other instruments have survived despite all manner of political and social upheavals .
revolutionary
▪
Within the revolutionary upheaval envisaged, relations between town and countryside are disrupted.
▪
There will be no lack of revolutionary upheavals .
▪
Such a pattern of attitudes is what one might expect from people suddenly drawn into politics by a revolutionary upheaval .
social
▪
Urban economic and political development suffered severely from the social and demographic upheaval set in train during Ivan IV's reign.
▪
The negative attitudes lurk undetected till a social upheaval forces them to the surface.
▪
The decade following the Crimean War saw the most dramatic social and institutional upheaval that the Empire had ever undergone.
▪
Now, however, a series of social upheavals since 1970 have wrought changes in the consciousness of the people.
▪
For her the romantic triangle may be a microcosm of deracination and social upheaval .
▪
Other instruments have survived despite all manner of political and social upheavals .
▪
The social and economic upheavals which stemmed from the war were profound.
▪
Before 1905 was out the spectre of social upheaval thus enabled the Tsar's government to regain the initiative.
■ VERB
cause
▪
He hadn't realised pregnancy was such a dislocating experience, or even that getting married itself would cause such an upheaval .
▪
This is hardly surprising given that pregnancy causes the biggest hormonal upheaval your body has experienced since puberty.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪
Changing jobs can be an exciting challenge, but it can also be a time of great emotional upheaval .
▪
Moving to a different school can be a big upheaval for young children.
▪
The company managed to survive the economic upheavals of the last 20 years.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪
And upheaval has definitely reached North County.
▪
And yet, in the last ten years, what upheavals there have been.
▪
He hadn't realised pregnancy was such a dislocating experience, or even that getting married itself would cause such an upheaval .
▪
Still another possibility is that the United States is heading into an era of political upheaval and reform.
▪
The upheavals of the era tended to come together, one kind of revolution easily attaching itself to another.