UPHEAVAL


Meaning of UPHEAVAL in English

|əp|hēvəl, (ˌ)əˈpē- sometimes _əpˈhē- noun

( -s )

1.

a. : the action of upheaving especially of part of the earth's crust (as by volcanic action)

b. : an instance of upheaving especially of the earth's crust

2.

a. : extreme agitation and disorder (as of society) : radical change : convulsion

unless immediate steps are taken … the seven-year-old federation will succumb to violent upheaval — Leonard Ingalls

b. : an instance of extreme disorderly agitation or radical change

the world's peoples are churning in one of history's greatest upheavals — A.E.Stevenson †1965

lived through an emotional upheaval as shattering as an earthquake — Elizabeth Goudge

Synonyms: see commotion

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.