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Masterpieces of art possess immense potential to advance a worldview that could help assuage the societal terrors posed by globalization, the most thoroughgoing socioeconomic upheaval since the Industrial Revolution, which has set off a pandemic of retrogressive nationalism, regional separatism, and religious extremism.
Martin Filler

Meaning of "upheaval" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UPHEAVAL

upheaval  [ʌpˈhiːvəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UPHEAVAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Upheaval is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UPHEAVAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of upheaval in the English dictionary

The definition of upheaval in the dictionary is a strong, sudden, or violent disturbance, as in politics, social conditions, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UPHEAVAL


approval
əˈpruːvəl
coaeval
kəʊˈiːvəl
coeval
kəʊˈiːvəl
disapproval
ˌdɪsəˈpruːvəl
evil
ˈiːvəl
khedival
kɪˈdiːvəl
longaeval
lɒnˈdʒiːvəl
marvel
ˈmɑːvəl
Marvell
ˈmɑːvəl
mediaeval
ˌmɛdɪˈiːvəl
medieval
ˌmɛdɪˈiːvəl
orval
ˈɔːvəl
postmedieval
ˌpəʊstˌmɛdɪˈiːvəl
premedieval
ˌpriːmɛdɪˈiːvəl
primaeval
praɪˈmiːvəl
primeval
praɪˈmiːvəl
receival
rɪˈsiːvəl
removal
rɪˈmuːvəl
retrieval
rɪˈtriːvəl
shrieval
ˈʃriːvəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UPHEAVAL

uphand
uphang
upheap
upheapings
upheave
upheaving
upheld
uphill
uphillward
uphoard
uphoist
uphold
upholder
upholster
upholstered
upholsterer
upholsteries
upholstery
upholstress
uphoord

WORDS THAT END LIKE UPHEAVAL

archival
arrival
aval
carnival
confidence interval
festival
film festival
hair removal
interval
Laval
music festival
naval
nonnaval
octaval
oval
postcaval
precaval
revival
rival
survival

Synonyms and antonyms of upheaval in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UPHEAVAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «upheaval» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of upheaval

Translation of «upheaval» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UPHEAVAL

Find out the translation of upheaval to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of upheaval from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «upheaval» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

动乱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

agitación
570 millions of speakers

English

upheaval
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्रांति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاضطرابات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

переворот
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

transtorno
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উত্ক্ষেপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bouleversement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pergolakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unruhe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

大変動
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

격변
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Upheaval
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự nổi lên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொந்தளிப்பை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उलथापालथ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karışıklık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sconvolgimento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przewrót
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переворот
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

răsturnare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναστάτωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

omwenteling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

omvälvning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

omveltning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of upheaval

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UPHEAVAL»

The term «upheaval» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.984 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UPHEAVAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about upheaval

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10 QUOTES WITH «UPHEAVAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word upheaval.
1
Robert Benchley
Great literature must spring from an upheaval in the author's soul. If that upheaval is not present then it must come from the works of any other author which happens to be handy and easily adapted.
2
Lloyd Blankfein
We certainly had an upheaval at the start of the Great Depression, and that resulted in a lot of financial reform, but it wasn't done in one stroke, and it wasn't done immediately. The Depression was in 1929 and resulted in the Securities and Exchange Act of '33, '34, '35, '37, '39, and '41.
3
Jung Chang
What has marked Chinese society is its level of cruelty, not just revolutions and wars. We ought to reject it totally, otherwise in another upheaval there will be further cruelty.
4
Geena Davis
As an Independent, she has no party backing... Her being the first Independent president trumps the fact that she's a woman. It causes even more upheaval in Washington than her being female.
5
Luke Donald
From my own point of view, I went to college in the States. I am very comfortable on the PGA Tour. I have made my family life over there. It would be a big upheaval for me to play full time in Europe, which is why I have decided that I am going to play mostly in the U.S. but still support Europe when it is possible.
6
Martin Filler
Masterpieces of art possess immense potential to advance a worldview that could help assuage the societal terrors posed by globalization, the most thoroughgoing socioeconomic upheaval since the Industrial Revolution, which has set off a pandemic of retrogressive nationalism, regional separatism, and religious extremism.
7
Arthur Henderson
The vast upheaval of the World War set in motion forces that will either destroy civilization or raise mankind to undreamed of heights of human welfare and prosperity.
8
C. L. R. James
The country has undergone a profound social upheaval, the greatest the proletariat has ever known.
9
Louise J. Kaplan
Adolescence represents an inner emotional upheaval, a struggle between the eternal human wish to cling to the past and the equally powerful wish to get on with the future.
10
Robert D. Kaplan
It is development, not poverty, that causes upheaval and terrorism.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UPHEAVAL»

Discover the use of upheaval in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to upheaval and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Upheaval
In This Dramatic Novel Set In Rural Goa Of The 1970S, The Destruction Of Nature In Mirrored By The Degradation Of Family Life And Traditional Values In The Village.
Puṇḍalīka Nārāyaṇa Nāyaka, Vidya Pai, 2002
2
Upheaval
Bestselling author and host of Lou Dobbs Tonight offers his illuminating views on some of our nation’s most intractable problems. In 2012, Lou Dobbs Tonight celebrated its one-year anniversary and a steadily growing viewership.
Lou Dobbs, 2014
3
Upheaval: Stories
" Written with a gritty, unflinching realism reminiscent of the work of Larry Brown and Cormac McCarthy, the stories in Upheaval prove that Holbrook is not only a faithful chronicler and champion of Appalachia's working poor but also one of ...
Chris Holbrook, 2010
4
The Politics of Upheaval: 1935-1936, the Age of Roosevelt, ...
The Politics of Upheaval, 1935-1936, volume three of Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and biographer Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.’s Age of Roosevelt series, concentrates on the turbulent concluding years of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first ...
Arthur Meier Schlesinger, 2003
5
Upheaval in Charleston: Earthquake and Murder on the Eve of ...
This is also the story of Francis Warrington Dawson, a British expatriate drawn to the South by the romance of the Confederacy.
Susan Millar Williams, Stephen G. Hoffius, 2011
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Upheaval in the Quiet Zone: 1199SEIU and the Politics of ...
This new second edition updates the dramatic story of 1199SEIU, an insurgent labour union that eventually established itself as a vital force in the modern labour movement.
Leon Fink, Brian Greenberg, 2009
7
The Internet Upheaval: Raising Questions, Seeking Answers in ...
This book argues that the impact of information technologies, particularly the internet, partly explain this phenomenon and analyzes the reform of telecommunications policy.
Ingo Vogelsang, Benjamin M. Compaine, 2000
8
Family Upheaval: Generation, Mobility and Relatedness among ...
By connecting the micro-politics of the migrant family with the macro-politics of the nation state and global conjunctures in general, the book argues that securitization and suspicion—launched in the name of “integration”—escalate ...
Mikkel Rytter, 2013
9
Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval Into Opportunity
Emergence can’t be forced but it can be fostered. This book attempts to show leaders how.
Peggy Holman, 2010
10
Global Security Upheaval: Armed Nonstate Groups Usurping ...
This book calls into question the commonly held contentions that central governments are the most important or even the sole sources of a nation's stability, and that subnational and transnational nonstate forces are a major source of ...
Robert Mandel, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UPHEAVAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term upheaval is used in the context of the following news items.
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Government risking social upheaval, says Biti
ZIMBABWE must urgently come up with a plan to “reverse” the current economic haemorrhage, or risk social upheaval, MDC-Renewal Team secretary general ... «New Zimbabwe.com, Jun 15»
2
Digital Upheaval Grips Cannes
The Cannes advertising festival, which begins Monday, is known for self-congratulatory backslapping, talk of creativity and a steady flow of rosé. This year ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
3
$3.14 billion software company Citrix is in 'a constant state of …
We keep hearing about the endless upheaval going on at Citrix, a $3.14 billion company that sells software to enterprises to protect their mobile devices and ... «Business Insider, Jun 15»
4
Gentrification Spreads an Upheaval in San Francisco's Mission District
SAN FRANCISCO — Luxury condominiums, organic ice cream stores, cafes that serve soy lattes and chocolate shops that offer samples from Ecuador and ... «New York Times, May 15»
5
Justice: Courts in 'upheaval' over Wisconsin chief justice
In her affidavit, Bradley said Wisconsin courts "are in a state of upheaval" because of uncertainty over who is chief justice and for how long. Wisconsin voters last ... «Fox11online.com, May 15»
6
Upheaval at the Four Seasons
The Four Seasons restaurant has sent a cease-and-desist letter to property mogul Aby Rosen to demand that he stop using the Four Seasons name in his ... «Page Six, Apr 15»
7
Upheaval and violence affects 1.3 million children in CAR
Wilson has witnessed extreme violence and suffered great upheaval as a result of ongoing political and social unrest. One morning he awoke to the sound of ... «SOS Children, Apr 15»
8
After three months of upheaval, the Dow and S&P have little to show
But after all that upheaval, two of the three major indices are near where they started the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed out March by dropping ... «Fortune, Mar 15»
9
City Council Races Offer Change in Ferguson After Months of …
... make his first run for office after the upheaval incited by the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed African-American teenager, by a white police officer. «New York Times, Mar 15»
10
Alex Smith stunned by 49ers upheaval
PEBBLE BEACH -- Alex Smith heard the shouts Saturday as he walked toward No. 17 green at Pebble Beach. "Come back to us, Alex!" someone yelled. «San Jose Mercury News, Feb 15»

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