LookItUpupheaval
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ʌpˈhivəl/ · UK /ʌpˈhiːvəl/
upheaval means: A large, often sudden change that causes confusion or interrupts normal life.
noun
A large, often sudden change that causes confusion or interrupts normal life.
- Moving house caused a major upheaval.
- The country experienced years of political upheaval.
- How did your family cope with the upheaval?
The upward movement of part of Earth’s hard outer layer.
- Geological upheaval raised the land.
- The rocks show evidence of an ancient upheaval.
- An upheaval of the crust helped form these mountains.
Questions about upheaval
What does upheaval mean?
A large, often sudden change that causes confusion or interrupts normal life.
What is upheaval in other languages?
Türkçe: çalkantı · Español: convulsión · Français: bouleversement · Deutsch: Umbruch · Italiano: sconvolgimento · 日本語: 大変動
How do you pronounce upheaval?
In American English /ʌpˈhivəl/; in British English /ʌpˈhiːvəl/.
How do you use upheaval in a sentence?
Moving house caused a major upheaval. The country experienced years of political upheaval.
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