Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust.

    Erhebung, Aufwölbung

    подъёмpodʺjóm, подня́тиеpodnjátije, смеще́ниеsmeščénije

    зміщенняzmiščennja, зрушенняzrušennja

  2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)A disruptive change, from one state to another.

  3. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)A sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion.

    Umbruch, Aufruhr

    беспоря́дкиbesporjádki, бунтbunt, переворо́тperevorót

    заворушенняzavorušennja, переворотperevorot, потрясі́нняpotrjasínnja

    a violent disturbance

Examples

4 sentences
  1. The country was in a state of upheaval.

    deDas Land befand sich im Umbruch.

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  2. That upheaval greatly accelerated Mary's brother's baldness.

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  3. The Industrial Revolution caused a great upheaval in society.

    deDie industrielle Revolution führte zu großen gesellschaftlichen Umwälzungen.

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  4. The transition from communism to a market economy and democratic governance was challenging for Albania, with economic instability and social upheaval.

    deDer Übergang vom Kommunismus zur Marktwirtschaft und zu demokratischer Regierungsführung war für Albanien schwierig und mit wirtschaftlicher Unsicherheit und gesellschaftlichen Unruhen verbunden.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
process of being heaved upward, especially of the earth's crust:
sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion:
Русский
By meaning 2
process of being heaved upward, especially of the earth's crust:
sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
process of being heaved upward, especially of the earth's crust:
sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion:

Origin

From upheave + -al.

From upheave + -al.

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Forms

plural: upheavals
Singularupheaval
Pluralupheavals

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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