upheavalnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ʌpˈhiː.vəl/us/ʌpˈhiː.vəl/a great change, especially causing or involving much difficulty, activity, or trouble:
Yesterday's coup brought further upheaval to a country already struggling with famine.
I'm not sure it's worth the upheaval of moving to gain just a little more space.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Social order & disorder
- anarchic
- anarchism
- anarchist
- anarchy
- ASBO
- breach
- disturb
- havoc
- instability
- lawless
- mayhem
- organized chaos
- pandemonium
- strife
- tinderbox
- turbulence
- turbulent
- turmoil
- unrest
- water cannon
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