upheaval
/ʌpˈhiːvəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Scotland's bottleneck junction between the West and East Coast main lines at Carstairs will be the site of major upheaval until the end of May, while £164 million worth of improvements are carried out."
- "Since that upheaval Wales have won just once in seven games, beating Northern Ireland in the Nations Cup last May."
Etymology
From upheave + -al.