| 释义 |
[ uhp-hee-vuhl ] / ʌpˈhi vəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR upheaval ON THESAURUS.COM
nounstrong or violent change or disturbance, as in a society: the upheaval of war. an act of upheaving, especially of a part of the earth's crust. the state of being upheaved. Geology. an upward warping of a part of the earth's crust, forcing certain areas into a relatively higher position than before. Origin of upheavalFirst recorded in 1830–40; upheave + -al2 SYNONYMS FOR upheaval1 disruption, disorder, turmoil. SEE SYNONYMS FOR upheaval ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby upheavalup-front, upgather, upgrade, upgrowth, Upham, upheaval, upheave, upheld, Up-Helly-Aa, uphill, uphold Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for upheavalThe country, long viewed as stable, has recently been home to upheaval. An African Dictatorship’s Friend in D.C.|Center for Public Integrity|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST That would be a recipe not just for Ukrainian instability but for instability and upheaval throughout the entire region. Putin: The Cold War Comeback Kid|Andrew Nagorski|May 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST A real world of upheaval was also unfolding, in which, for example, a 1976 bomb at La Guardia airport had killed 11 people. Paddy Chayefsky: The Dark Prophet of ‘Network’ News|Tim Teeman|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST At 75 years old, the tribal leader Agha has lived through decades of war and upheaval. Afghan Diplomat: The Security Agreement Will Be Signed|Jacob Siegel, Sami Yousafzai|January 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
During any other month, that news alone would have signaled a new world order, an upheaval in the pecking order. Does Katie Couric’s Move to Yahoo Signal the End of Old Media Dominance?|David Freedlander|November 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST The strength of the strikers in the British upheaval of 1911, however, has been grossly exaggerated on both sides. Socialism As It Is|William English Walling The big Bristols swung into line-astern formation and bashed through the first upheaval of Flak-88 shells. A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F.|Rutherford G. Montgomery Fred and Flossy were perhaps in the wrong in causing such an upheaval in a very model household. Skookum Chuck Fables|Skookum Chuck (pseud for R.D. Cumming) There certainly were evidences of an upheaval, however, in plain sight. The Doctor's Red Lamp|Various Mrs. Marmaduke Vane's many chains and necklets tinkled with the upheaval of her delighted laughter. The Following of the Star|Florence L. Barclay
British Dictionary definitions for upheaval
nouna strong, sudden, or violent disturbance, as in politics, social conditions, etc geology another word for uplift (def. 7) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to upheavalturmoil, disturbance, explosion, disaster, tumult, eruption, temblor, disruption, revolution, cataclysm, tremor, ferment, outbreak, disorder, catastrophe, shakeout, about-face, commotion, alteration, upturn |