upheaval
noun/ʌpˈhiːvl/
/ʌpˈhiːvl/
[countable, uncountable]- a big change that causes a lot of worry and problems synonym disruption
- Teachers are still getting used to the latest upheavals in the education system.
- I can't face the upheaval of moving house again.
- a period of emotional upheaval
Extra Examples- The company underwent a massive upheaval after the takeover.
- The loss of his high-paying job caused enormous domestic upheaval.
- The country has undergone a major political upheaval.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- enormous
- great
- …
- cause
- experience
- go through
- …
- during the upheaval
- in the upheaval
- a period of upheaval
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