"upheaval" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ʌpˈhi.vəl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-upheaval.wav Forms: upheavals [plural]
Etymology: From upheave + -al. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{suffix|en|upheave|al}} upheave + -al Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} upheaval (countable and uncountable, plural upheavals)
  1. Disruptive change, from one state to another. Tags: countable, uncountable
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  2. The process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (process of being heaved upward, especially of the earth's crust): 隆起 (lóngqǐ) [masculine] (Chinese Mandarin), maanpinnan kohoaminen (Finnish), soulèvement [masculine] (French), surrection [feminine] (French), ძვრა (ʒvra) (Georgian), დაძვრა (daʒvra) (Georgian), მიწის ფენების გადანაცვლება (mic̣is penebis gadanacvleba) (Georgian), Erhebung [feminine] (German), Aufwölbung [feminine] (German), sollevamento [masculine] (Italian), tairangatanga (Maori), подъём (podʺjóm) [masculine] (Russian), подня́тие (podnjátije) [neuter] (Russian), смеще́ние (smeščénije) [neuter] (Russian), сдвиг (sdvig) [masculine] (Russian), surgimiento [masculine] (Spanish), kabarma (Turkish), yükselme (Turkish), зміщення (zmiščennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), зрушення (zrušennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
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  3. A sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion): катаклизъм (kataklizǎm) [masculine] (Bulgarian), trastorn [masculine] (Catalan), daltabaix [masculine] (Catalan), 動亂 (Chinese Mandarin), 动乱 (dòngluàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 動盪 (Chinese Mandarin), 动荡 (dòngdàng) (Chinese Mandarin), pozdvižení [neuter] (Czech), otřes [masculine] (Czech), zvrat [masculine] (Czech), převrat [masculine] (Czech), rozvrat [masculine] (Czech), mullistus (Finnish), kumous (Finnish), bouleversement [masculine] (French), არეულობა (areuloba) (Georgian), არეულ-დარეულობა (areul-dareuloba) (Georgian), ძვრა (ʒvra) (Georgian), სიღრმისეული ცვლილება (siɣrmiseuli cvlileba) (Georgian), სიღრმისეული გარდაქმნა (siɣrmiseuli gardakmna) (Georgian), ძირეული ცვლილება (ʒireuli cvlileba) (Georgian), Umbruch [masculine] (German), Aufruhr [masculine] (German), χαμός (chamós) [masculine] (Greek), της τρελής (tis trelís) (Greek), akaaka (Maori), wstrząs [masculine] (Polish), afera [feminine] (Polish), беспоря́дки (besporjádki) [masculine, plural] (Russian), бунт (bunt) [masculine] (Russian), переворо́т (perevorót) [masculine] (Russian), возмуще́ние (vozmuščénije) [neuter] (Russian), convulsión [feminine] (Spanish), omstörtning [common-gender] (Swedish), omvälvning [common-gender] (Swedish), kaos [neuter] (Swedish), ani değişiklik (Turkish), inkılap (Turkish), заворушення (zavorušennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), переворот (perevorot) [masculine] (Ukrainian), потрясі́ння (potrjasínnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-upheaval-en-noun-isj9NWRo Disambiguation of 'sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion': 1 1 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: seismic shift Derived forms: axis of upheaval

Inflected forms

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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "omstörtning"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "omvälvning"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kaos"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion",
      "word": "ani değişiklik"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion",
      "word": "inkılap"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zavorušennja",
      "sense": "sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "заворушення"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "perevorot",
      "sense": "sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "переворот"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "potrjasínnja",
      "sense": "sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "потрясі́ння"
    }
  ],
  "word": "upheaval"
}

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