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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUpheaval
/ʌpˈhiː.vəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A violent or sudden change or disruption to something.
"The company underwent a major upheaval after the new CEO took office." - 2
An instance of lifting or raising up, especially of a geological formation.
"Earthquake tremors caused a dramatic upheaval of the coastal seabed."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'upheave', combining the Old English preposition 'up' with the Middle English verb 'heven' (to lift or raise). First recorded in the mid-19th century, it initially referred to a geological lifting of the earth's crust before broadening metaphorically to signify sudden violent disruption or social change.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Upheaval" is said worldwide
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bouleversement
Transliteration: boolervuhsmã
"Cette réforme politique a provoqué un grand bouleversement."
Umbruch
Transliteration: Oombrookh
"Die Gesellschaft befindet sich in einer Zeit des Umbruchs."
sovvertimento
Transliteration: sovvertimento
"La crisi economica ha causato un profondo sovvertimento sociale."
convulsión
Transliteration: konvulsjon
"El país sufrió una gran convulsión política tras las elecciones."
reviravolta
Transliteration: heviravolta
"A mudança de governo trouxe uma reviravolta na economia."
उथल-पुथल
Transliteration: uthal-puthal
"इस राजनीतिक फैसले से देश में भारी उथल-पुथल मच गई।"
动荡
Transliteration: dòngdàng
"这场危机给百姓的生活带来了巨大的动荡。"
격변
Transliteration: gyeokbyeon
"우리는 기술 격변의 시대를 살아가고 있습니다."
激動
Transliteration: gekidō
"社会の激動期において、柔軟な適応が求められる。"
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