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Upheaval
01
a sudden and significant change or disruption, especially in relation to politics or social conditions
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
upheavals
Examples
Many migrants move to other countries to escape the upheaval in their homeland.
02
disturbance usually in protest
03
(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
04
a violent disturbance
