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Meanings of upheaval in English

Catalan
batibull
Spanish
trastorno

Disturbance usually in protest.

        batibull
        Portuguese
        turbulência
        Catalan
        turbulència

        A state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

              turbulência

              (Geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

                    Usage of upheaval in English
                    1
                    Political upheaval in one country often now means production problems in another.
                    The Guardian
                    2
                    Political upheaval has often diverted attention away from crushing poverty and AIDS.
                    Reuters
                    3
                    The health and social care relationship is in a state of upheaval.
                    The Guardian
                    4
                    Zeidan said this was why the current political upheaval was so critical.
                    Reuters
                    5
                    The château was in a state of upheaval; the exodus was beginning.
                    The Man from Brodney's
                    6
                    The airline's share price was hit heavily during the recent market upheaval.
                    The Irish Times
                    7
                    Thirty years ago the creation of the choir marked a major upheaval.
                    The Irish Times
                    8
                    The 2019 general election comes at a time of fierce political upheaval.
                    The South African
                    9
                    I couldn't really blame my colleagues; it was a lot of upheaval.
                    Ashes and bones: an emma fielding mystery
                    10
                    The upheaval leaves the Nationals without a minister in the upper house.
                    News.com.au
                    11
                    Flores said the ongoing social upheaval in Venezuela is behind the trend.
                    Reuters
                    12
                    Just imagine the upheaval that would have caused in the justice system.
                    Ebony
                    13
                    Even Qatar, a wealthy Gulf emirate which avoided political upheaval, was affected.
                    Reuters
                    14
                    But mergers that look equal can still provoke business and cultural upheaval.
                    Reuters
                    15
                    Two stadiums, two radically different views of the upheaval in Scottish politics.
                    The Irish Times
                    16
                    By massive political upheaval in the case of the 1964 Russian film.
                    The Guardian
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                    Translations for upheaval
                    Portuguese
                    turbulência
                    Upheaval through the time
                    Upheaval across language varieties
                    Ireland
                    Common
                    New Zealand
                    Common
                    United States of America
                    Common
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