bouleversementn.
/buːlˈvəːs(ə)mɒ̃//bᵿlˈvəːsmənt/ A turning upside down, a violent inversion.
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the world > relative properties > order > disorder > [noun] > inversion of natural order or total disorder > upset or overturn
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > [noun] > capsizing or upset
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1814 W. Scott Let. 9 July (1932) III. 456 There is a necessity for a previous bouleversement of every thing.
1832 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 31 553 The bouleversement of ideas..which a revolution produces.
1877 C. W. Thomson Voy. ‘Challenger’ I. iii. 185 The bouleversement of the dredge had plainly been caused by the twist in the new line.
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