upheaval

n 1: a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics

or social conditions generally); "the industrial

revolution was a period of great turbulence" [syn: {turbulence},

{Sturm und Drang}]

2: (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the

process of mountain building) [syn: {uplift}, {upthrow}, {upthrust}]

3: disturbance usually in protest [syn: {agitation}, {excitement},

{turmoil}, {hullabaloo}]