upheaval

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English

Etymology

From upheave +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ʌpˈhi.vəl/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Hyphenation: up‧heav‧al

Noun

upheaval (countable and uncountable, plural upheavals)

  1. Disruptive change, from one state to another.
    • 2023 March 8, “Network News: Carstairs shut for main line upgrade”, in RAIL, number 978, page 11:
      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.
  2. The process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust.
  3. A sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion.
    • 2011 September 2, “Wales 2-1 Montenegro”, in BBC‎:
      Since that upheaval Wales have won just once in seven games, beating Northern Ireland in the Nations Cup last May.

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