upheaval

English Thesaurus

1. disturbance usually in protest (noun.act)

hypernym	:	disturbance,
definition	:	the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion (noun.act)

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

hypernym	:	ascension, ascent, rise, rising,
definition	:	a movement upward (noun.event)

domain category	:	geology,
definition	:	a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks (noun.cognition)

3. a violent disturbance (noun.state)

hypernym	:	commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do,
definition	:	a disorderly outburst or tumult (noun.state)

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

hypernym	:	disorder,
definition	:	a disturbance of the peace or of public order (noun.state)

hyponym	:	agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest,
definition	:	a state of agitation or turbulent change or development (noun.state)

hyponym	:	roller coaster,
definition	:	anything characterized by abrupt and extreme changes (especially up and down) (noun.state)

hyponym	:	violence,
definition	:	a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc. (noun.state)

domain category	:	government, political science, politics,
definition	:	the study of government of states and other political units (noun.cognition)

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

derivation	:	upheave,
definition	:	lift forcefully from beneath (verb.contact)

derivation	:	uplift,
definition	:	lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces (verb.motion)

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

derivation	:	disruptive, riotous, troubled, tumultuous, turbulent,
definition	:	characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination (adj.all)

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

derivation	:	upheave,
definition	:	lift forcefully from beneath (verb.contact)

derivation	:	uplift,
definition	:	lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces (verb.motion)

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

derivation	:	disruptive, riotous, troubled, tumultuous, turbulent,
definition	:	characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination (adj.all)