Upheaval Definition

ŭp-hēvəl
upheavals
noun
upheavals
The process of being heaved upward.
American Heritage
An instance of being so heaved.
American Heritage
A heaving up, as of part of the earth's crust by an earthquake.
Webster's New World
A sudden, violent change.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Upheaval

Noun

Singular:
upheaval
Plural:
upheavals

Origin of Upheaval

  • From upheave +"Ž -al.

    From Wiktionary

Upheaval Sentence Examples

  • If nothing else, all this upheaval had given him back his musical voice.

  • But the upheaval does not seem to affect all parts equally.

  • At the same time, as the gradients are gradually increasing on account of the upheaval of the continent, the rivers dig their channels deeper and deeper.

  • The strata here show some traces of the upheaval which formed the Appalachian Mountain chain.

  • Many believe that this points to the upheaval that began in the spring of 2011.

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Words Starting With

UUPUPH

Words Ending With

LALVAL

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Words Starting With U and Ending With L

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With U8 Letter Words Ending With L