upheaval

1. A state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally) (synset 114002658)
   "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"
   referred to in: government, political science, politics - the study of government of states and other political units
   is a type of: disorder - a disturbance of the peace or of public order
   subtypes:

   • agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest - a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
   • roller coaster - anything characterized by abrupt and extreme changes (especially up and down)
   • violence - a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.
   same as: sturm und drang, turbulence
2. A violent disturbance (synset 114001179)
   "the convulsions of the stock market"
   is a type of: commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do - a disorderly outburst or tumult
   same as: convulsion, turmoil
3. (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) (synset 107390381)
   referred to in: geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
   is a type of: ascension, ascent, rise, rising - a movement upward
   same as: uplift, upthrow, upthrust
4. Disturbance usually in protest (synset 100555337)
   is a type of: disturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
   same as: agitation, excitement, hullabaloo, turmoil

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