1. (noun) turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang
a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
Synonyms: agitation, uplift, excitement, upthrust, turbulence, turmoil, convulsion, hullabaloo, upthrow, upheaval, turbulency
2. (noun) convulsion, turmoil, upheaval
a violent disturbance
Synonyms: agitation, uplift, excitement, turbulence, fit, upthrust, paroxysm, tumult, turmoil, convulsion, hullabaloo, upthrow, upheaval
3. (noun) upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust
(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
Synonyms: agitation, uplift, excitement, upthrust, turbulence, turmoil, convulsion, hullabaloo, upthrow, upheaval
4. (noun) agitation, excitement, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloo
disturbance usually in protest
Synonyms: fervor, upthrow, upthrust, tempestuousness, turmoil, turbulence, excitement, unrest, ferment, hullabaloo, uplift, excitation, agitation, exhilaration, fervour, fermentation, convulsion, tumult, upheaval, inflammation
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Synonyms for upheaval 
