upheaval

1. n. The act of upheaving, or the state of being upheaved; esp., an elevation of a portion of the earth's crust. Source: opted

2. n. a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally) Source: wordnet

3. n. a violent disturbance Source: wordnet

4. n. (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) Source: wordnet

5. n. disturbance usually in protest Source: wordnet

6. The act of upheaving, or the state of being upheaved; esp., an elevation of a portion of the earth's crust. Lubbock. Source: webster

7. The act of upheaving, or the state of being upheaved; esp., anelevation of a portion of the earth's crust. Lubbock. Source: adambom

8. n:100 n. (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) Source: ecdict

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