What does upheaval mean?
Definitions for upheaval
ʌpˈhi vəlup·heaval
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Princeton's WordNet
turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drangnoun
a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
"the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"
convulsion, turmoil, upheavalnoun
a violent disturbance
"the convulsions of the stock market"
upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrustnoun
(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
agitation, excitement, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloonoun
disturbance usually in protest
Wiktionary
upheavalnoun
the process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust
upheavalnoun
a sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion
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upheaval
Upheaval refers to a significant, often sudden, disruption or change, typically characterized by instability or chaos. It can pertain to a range of events such as violent social or political change or even dramatic shifts in personal circumstances. The term can also refer to geological processes causing a change in the Earth's crust.
Webster Dictionary
Upheavalnoun
the act of upheaving, or the state of being upheaved; esp., an elevation of a portion of the earth's crust
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of upheaval in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of upheaval in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of upheaval in a Sentence
Cosmic upheaval is not so moving as a little child pondering the death of a sparrow in the corner of a barn.
In a time of global upheaval, the Holy Father's message of compassion and human dignity has moved people of all faiths and backgrounds, his teachings, prayers, and very example bring us back to the blessings of simple things and our obligations to one another.
Amid the economic upheaval of the past four decades, too many people have been left behind or treated like they’re invisible. Maybe that’s you, watching at home.
The changes make it even more urgent to find a solution to the conflict, and this regional upheaval creates new obligations for peace, tWO-STATE SOLUTION.
That is a recipe for a re-inflammation of another civil war - I should say a theological war, a religious war - and the sparks of that could be millions more that go into Europe and so on ... And that would cause endless upheaval and terrorism in many, many countries, obviously we are not going to let them do it. We'll fight them. By preventing that - and we have bombed the bases of this, these Shi'ite militias - by preventing that, we are also offering, helping the security of your countries, the security of the world.
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- Umbruch, Aufruhr, Erhebung, AufwölbungGerman
- αναστάτωσηGreek
- surgimiento, convulsiónSpanish
- kumous, mullistusFinnish
- soulèvement, surrection, bouleversementFrench
- उथल-पुथलHindi
- agitazione, sollevamentoItalian
- беспорядок, смещение, поднятие, бунт, возмущение, подъём, сдвиг, переворотRussian
- omstörtning, omvälvning, kaos, omvälvningSwedish
- 动荡Chinese
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