upheaval

upheaval

名词 upheaval:

a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

同义词:turbulence, Sturm und Drang

a violent disturbance

同义词:convulsion, turmoil

(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

同义词:uplift, upthrow, upthrust

disturbance usually in protest

同义词:agitation, excitement, turmoil, hullabaloo

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