UPHEAVAL

Definition

1. noun a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally). — synonyms: turbulence, Sturm_und_Drang
2. noun a violent disturbance. — synonyms: convulsion, turmoil
3. noun (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building). — synonyms: uplift, upthrow, upthrust
4. noun disturbance usually in protest. — synonyms: agitation, excitement, turmoil, hullabaloo