upheaval

English

Etymology

From upheave +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ʌpˈhi.vəl/
Hyphenation: up‧heav‧al

Noun

upheaval (countable and uncountable, plural upheavals)

The process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust.
A sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion.
- 2011 September 2, “Wales 2-1 Montenegro”, in BBC‎:
  Since that upheaval Wales have won just once in seven games, beating Northern Ireland in the Nations Cup last May.

Synonyms

seismic shift

Translations

process of being heaved upward, especially of the earth's crust

Chinese:
Mandarin: 隆起 (zh) m (lóngqǐ)
Finnish: maanpinnan kohoaminen
French: soulèvement (fr) m, surrection (fr) f
Georgian: ძვრა (ʒvra), დაძვრა (daʒvra), მიწის ფენების გადანაცვლება (mic̣is penebis gadanacvleba)
German: Erhebung (de) f, Aufwölbung f

Italian: sollevamento (it) m
Maori: tairangatanga
Russian: подъём (ru) m (podʺjóm), подня́тие (ru) n (podnjátije), смеще́ние (ru) n (smeščénije), сдвиг (ru) m (sdvig)
Spanish: surgimiento m
Swedish: omstörtning, omvälvning, kaos
Turkish: kabarma (tr), yükselme (tr)

sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion

Catalan: trastorn (ca) m, daltabaix (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 動亂 (zh), 动乱 (zh) (dòngluàn), 動盪 (zh), 动荡 (zh) (dòngdàng)
Finnish: mullistus (fi), kumous (fi)
French: bouleversement (fr) m
Georgian: არეულობა (areuloba), არეულ-დარეულობა (areul-dareuloba), ძვრა (ʒvra), სიღრმისეული ცვლილება (siɣrmiseuli cvlileba), სიღრმისეული გარდაქმნა (siɣrmiseuli gardakmna), ძირეული ცვლილება (ʒireuli cvlileba)
German: Umbruch (de) m, Aufruhr (de) m

Greek: χαμός (el) m (chamós), της τρελής (tis trelís)
Maori: akaaka
Russian: беспоря́дки (ru) m pl (besporjádki), бунт (ru) m (bunt), переворо́т (ru) m (perevorót), возмуще́ние (ru) n (vozmuščénije)
Spanish: convulsión (es) f
Swedish: omvälvning (sv) c
Turkish: ani değişiklik (tr), ayaklanma (tr), isyan (tr)

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