Noun
/ˌəpˈhēvəl/,
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upheavals, plural;
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A violent or sudden change or disruption to something
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major upheavals in the financial markets
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times of political upheaval
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An upward displacement of part of the earth's crust
Web Definitions:
- turbulence: a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"
- convulsion: a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market"
- (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
- agitation: disturbance usually in protest
- The localized upward displacement of a pavement due to swelling of the Subgrade or some portion of the Pavement Structure.
- refers to a process or situation where part of a home's foundation has moved above its original elevation. It usually results in interior and exterior cracks in various places throughout the home. [See Settlement
- The lifting of all or part of a structure's foundation.
- A sudden disruption or upset.