upheaval C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ʌpˈhi.vəl/ UK /ʌpˈhiː.vəl/ See IPA manual Freq #28294 Meanings 1 noun A big and often sudden change that causes trouble or confusion. The country went through years of political upheaval. 2 noun A sudden and violent disturbance or disruption. Moving house caused a lot of upheaval for the whole family. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a big and often sudden... turmoilturbulence 2 noun · a sudden and violent... disruption Word family Forms upheavals Common collocations political upheaval Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From upheave + -al. *keh₂p- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # upheaval **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ʌpˈhi.vəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ʌpˈhiː.vəl/ **Frequency rank:** 28294 ## Meanings 1. A big and often sudden change that causes trouble or confusion. 2. A sudden and violent disturbance or disruption. ## Examples - The country went through years of political upheaval. - Moving house caused a lot of upheaval for the whole family. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *keh₂p- ## Etymology From upheave + -al. ## AI Etymology Upheaval is from upheave + -al. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean a big and often sudden change that causes trouble or confusion, or a sudden and violent disturbance or disruption. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown