upheaval

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA: /ʌpˈhi.vəl/

[edit] Noun

Singular
upheaval

Plural
upheavals

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

[edit] Translations

the process of being heaved upward, especially of the earth's crust
a sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion
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