• Dictionary
  • List of exercises
  • Exercises by level

Meaning of upheaval in English

  1. Pronunciation

    US accent

    How to pronounce upheaval in American English, in context ▾
    Use the controls below Controls button to browse different examples of pronunciation.

    UK accent

    How to pronounce upheaval in British English, in context ▾
    Use the controls below Controls button to browse different examples of pronunciation.
  1. Noun

    upheaval

    Definitions

    1. a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

    Examples

    • « the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence »
  2. 2. a violent disturbance

    Examples

    • « the convulsions of the stock market »
  3. 3. (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
  4. 4. disturbance usually in protest

Navigation

    Books Teacher Resources About Contact

Lessons

    Beginner Intermediate Advanced
© 2021, NAGEL PTY LTD 🇦🇺 • Terms • Privacy