1. upheaval

noun. ['əpˈhiːvəl'] a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally).

Rhymes with Upheaval

• retrieval
• primeval
• medieval
• edival
• weevil
• weavil
• leavell
• knievel
• keevil
• evil

How do you pronounce upheaval?

Pronounce upheaval as əˈphivəl.

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Sentences with upheaval

1. Noun, singular or mass
Converting a garage into an extra bedroom can add much-needed space without too much upheaval.

Quotes about upheaval

1. If Reagan had intelligence information that showed that the upheaval in Egypt is actually Democratic in spirit, then he would have, I believe, turned his back on Mubarak, even though there's a long friendship between the United States and Egypt.
- Douglas Brinkley

2. upheaval

noun. ['əpˈhiːvəl'] a violent disturbance.

3. upheaval

noun. ['əpˈhiːvəl'] disturbance usually in protest.

4. upheaval

noun. ['əpˈhiːvəl'] (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building).