UPHEAVAL


Meaning of UPHEAVAL in English

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.

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