
upheaval



up‧heav‧al /ʌpˈhiːvəl/ noun [uncountable and countable]
تغییر فاحش، تحول، انقلاب، (زیست شناسی). برخاست، بالا آمدن
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Synonyms & Related Wordsupheaval[noun]Synonyms: disturbance, disorder, disruption, revolution, turmoil
Related Words: cataclysm,
catastrophe,
disaster,
alteration,
change,
churning,
heaving,
stirring [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English Dictionaryup‧heav‧al /ʌpˈhiːv
əl/
noun [uncountable and countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: heave]
a very big change that often causes problems:
political upheaval
Moving house is a major upheaval. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationsupheaval noun ADJ. big, enormous, great, major, massive, violent | domestic, economic, emotional, political, social The loss of his high-paying job caused enormous domestic upheaval.
revolutionary VERB + UPHEAVAL cause, provoke | go through, undergo The company underwent a massive upheaval after the takeover. PREP. during/in the ~ He rose to power during the political upheavals of the 1990s. PHRASES a period of upheaval [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲