upheaval

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust.
A disruptive change, from one state to another.
A sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion.

/ʌpˈhiː.vəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-upheaval.wav /ʌpˈhi.vəl/ /ɐpˈhiː.vəl/

upheaval upheavals

From upheave + -al.

seismic shift

axis of upheaval

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