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upheaval
Overview of noun upheaval
The noun upheaval has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang -- (a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence")
2. convulsion, turmoil, upheaval -- (a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market")
3. upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust -- ((geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building))
4. agitation, excitement, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloo -- (disturbance usually in protest)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun upheaval
4 senses of upheaval
Sense 1
turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang
=> disorder
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
convulsion, turmoil, upheaval
=> disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
=> disorder
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust
=> rise, rising, ascent, ascension
=> change of location, travel
=> movement, motion
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
agitation, excitement, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloo
=> disturbance
=> motion, movement, move, motility
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun upheaval
1 of 4 senses of upheaval
Sense 1
turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang
=> agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest
=> roller coaster
=> violence
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun upheaval
4 senses of upheaval
Sense 1
turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang
=> disorder
Sense 2
convulsion, turmoil, upheaval
=> disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
Sense 3
upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust
=> rise, rising, ascent, ascension
Sense 4
agitation, excitement, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloo
=> disturbance
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Attributes of noun upheaval
Derived Forms of noun upheaval
1 of 4 senses of upheaval
Sense 3
upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust
RELATED TO>(verb) upheave#1
=> upheave
Domain of noun upheaval
2 of 4 senses of upheaval
Sense 1
turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang
TOPIC>(noun) politics#2, political science#1, government#4
Sense 3
upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust
TOPIC>(noun) geology#1
Domain Terms of noun upheaval
Familiarity of noun upheaval
upheaval used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun upheaval
4 senses of upheaval
Sense 1
turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang
> disorder
=> anarchy, lawlessness
=> instability
=> confusion
=> rioting, riot
=> rowdiness, rowdyism, roughness, disorderliness
=> disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
=> discord, strife
=> turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang
Sense 2
convulsion, turmoil, upheaval
> disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
=> convulsion, turmoil, upheaval
=> earthquake
=> incident
=> stir, splash
=> storm, tempest
=> storm center, storm centre
=> tumult, tumultuousness, uproar, garboil
Sense 3
upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust
> rise, rising, ascent, ascension
=> climb, climbing, mounting
=> elevation, lift, raising
=> heave, heaving
=> liftoff
=> rapid climb, rapid growth, zoom
=> takeoff
=> upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust
=> uplifting
Sense 4
agitation, excitement, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloo
> disturbance
=> circus, carnival
=> disorganization, disorganisation
=> disruption, perturbation
=> commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult
=> furor, furore
=> havoc, mayhem
=> melee, scrimmage, battle royal
=> agitation, excitement, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloo
=> outburst, tumultuous disturbance
=> rampage, violent disorder
=> upset, derangement, overthrow
Meronyms of noun upheaval
4 senses of upheaval
Holonyms of noun upheaval
Grep of noun upheaval
upheaval
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