| NOUN | state | upheaval, turbulence, Sturm und Drang | a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally) |
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| state | upheaval, convulsion, turmoil | a violent disturbance | |
| event | upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust | (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) | |
| act | upheaval, agitation, excitement, turmoil, hullabaloo | disturbance usually in protest |
| Sounds | ahphhiy'vahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | A state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally). | |
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| Synonyms | turbulence, Sturm und Drang | |
| Category | politics, political science, government | The study of government of states and other political units |
| Narrower | agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest | A state of agitation or turbulent change or development |
| roller coaster | Anything characterized by abrupt and extreme / extreme changes (especially up and down) | |
| violence | A turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc. | |
| Broader | disorder | A disturbance of the peace or of public order |
| Spanish | solevantamiento, turbulencia | |
| Catalan | daltabaix, turbulència | |
| Meaning | A violent disturbance. | |
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| Synonyms | convulsion, turmoil | |
| Broader | disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle | A disorderly outburst or tumult |
| Spanish | convulsión | |
| Meaning | (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building). | |
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| Synonyms | uplift, upthrow, upthrust | |
| Category | geology | A science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks / rocks |
| Broader | rise, rising, ascent, ascension | A movement upward |
| Spanish | levantamiento, solevantamiento | |
| Verbs | upheave | lift forcefully from beneath |
| Meaning | Disturbance usually in protest. | |
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| Synonyms | agitation, excitement, turmoil, hullabaloo | |
| Broader | disturbance | The act of disturbing something or someone |
| Spanish | agitación, alboroto, algarabía, barbulla, batahola, excitación, follón, greguería, griterío, trastorno, vocería, zalagarda, zambeque, zaragata | |
| Catalan | agitació, aldarull, batibull, rebombori | |
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