upheaval
noun/ʌpˈhiː.vəl/UK/ʌpˈhi.vəl/CA/ɐpˈhiː.vəl/
Etymology
Definitions
The process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust.
A disruptive change, from one state to another.
- Scotland's bottleneck junction between the West and East Coast main lines at Carstairs will be the site of major upheaval until the end of May, while £164 million worth of improvements are carried out.
A sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion.
- Since that upheaval Wales have won just once in seven games, beating Northern Ireland in the Nations Cup last May.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA