upheaval

English

Etymology

From upheave +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ʌpˈhi.vəl/

Noun

upheaval (plural upheavals)

1. the process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust
2. a sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion
   • 2011 September 2, “Wales 2-1 Montenegro”, BBC:

     Since that upheaval Wales have won just once in seven games, beating Northern Ireland in the Nations Cup last May.

Translations

the process of being heaved upward, especially of the earth's crust

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 隆起 (cmn) (lóngqǐ) m

• Finnish: maanpinnan kohoaminen
• French: soulèvement (fr) m, surrection (fr) f

• German: Erhebung (de) f, Aufwölbung (de) f
• Russian: подъём (ru) (podʺjóm) m, поднятие (ru) (podnjátije) n, смещение (ru) (smeščénije) n, сдвиг (ru) (sdvig) m
• Spanish: surgimiento (es) m
• Swedish: omstörtning, omvälvning, kaos (sv)

a sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 動亂 (cmn), 动乱 (cmn) (dòngluàn), 動盪 (cmn), 动荡 (cmn) (dòngdàng)

• Finnish: mullistus, kumous
• French: bouleversement (fr) m

• German: Umbruch (de) m, Aufruhr (de) m
• Russian: беспорядки (ru) (besporjádki) m pl, бунт (ru) (bunt) m, переворот (ru) (perevorót) m, возмущение (ru) (vozmuščénije) n
• Spanish: convulsión (es) f