UPHEAVAL

• (noun) disturbance usually in protest

  synonyms : agitation , excitement , hullabaloo , turmoil

• (noun) (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

  synonyms : uplift , upthrow , upthrust

• (noun) a violent disturbance

  "the convulsions of the stock market"

  synonyms : convulsion , turmoil

• (noun) a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

  "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"

  synonyms : sturm und drang , turbulence

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