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
He was unprepared for the convulsions of the stock market. -added by naila_inlas
(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

Mnemonics for upheaval

(Tag: ) UP+HILL...what happens when a hill goes up and down...it's a kind of VIOLENT DISRUPTION....
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(Tag: ) god UP in HEAVen is confused and in chaos to see nature disaster by mankind
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(Tag: english) Due to the increasing heat in the atmosphere, a well of water dried up. This created chaos in its society.
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(Tag: ) we go to heaven when evritn collapses
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