upheaval, n.
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a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
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Sturm und Drang turbulence upheaval
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"the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"
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disturbance usually in protest
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agitation excitement hullabaloo turmoil upheaval
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(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
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upheaval uplift upthrow upthrust
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a violent disturbance
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convulsion turmoil upheaval
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"the convulsions of the stock market"
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