Upheaval
noun
1.
strong or violent change or disturbance, as in a society:
the upheaval of war.
2.
an act of upheaving, especially of a part of the earth’s crust.
3.
the state of being upheaved.
4.
Geology. an upward warping of a part of the earth’s crust, forcing certain areas into a relatively higher position than before.
noun
1.
a strong, sudden, or violent disturbance, as in politics, social conditions, etc
2.
(geology) another word for uplift (sense 7)
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