UPHEAVAL
Scrabble letter values: U1P3H4E1A1V4A1L1 = 16
Definition
- noun a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally). — synonyms: turbulence, Sturm_und_Drang
- noun a violent disturbance. — synonyms: convulsion, turmoil
- noun (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building). — synonyms: uplift, upthrow, upthrust
- noun disturbance usually in protest. — synonyms: agitation, excitement, turmoil, hullabaloo
Examples
- “the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence”
- “the convulsions of the stock market”