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upheavals

upheavals is the plural of upheaval.

Meaning of upheaval

Noun

upheaval (countable and uncountable, plural upheavals)

  1. The process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust.
  2. (figuratively) A disruptive change, from one state to another.
    • Scotland's bottleneck junction between the West and East Coast main lines at Carstairs will be the site of major upheaval until the end of May, while £164 million worth of improvements are carried out.2023 March 8, “Network News: Carstairs shut for main line upgrade”, in RAIL, number 978, page 11
    Synonyms:
    seismic shift
  3. (figuratively) A sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion.
    • Since that upheaval Wales have won just once in seven games, beating Northern Ireland in the Nations Cup last May.2011 September 2, “Wales 2-1 Montenegr”, in BBC
    Synonyms:
    seismic shift

Questions about upheavals

What is upheavals the plural of?
Upheavals is the plural of upheaval.

Words near upheavals in the dictionary

  1. uphearted
  2. upheaval
  3. upheavalism
  4. upheavalist
  5. upheavalists
  6. upheavals
  7. upheave
  8. upheaved
  9. upheavement
  10. upheavements
  11. upheaver

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