"upheavel" is probably misspelled. Trying upheaval instead Definition of upheaval
upheaval has definitions from the field of geology
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[ noun ] a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

Examples

"the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"

2
[ noun ] (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
3
[ noun ] a violent disturbance

Synonyms

turmoil convulsion

Examples

"the convulsions of the stock market"

4
[ noun ] disturbance usually in protest
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