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upheaval

noun
  1. disturbance usually in protest
    agitation
  2. (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
    upliftupthrowupthrust
  3. a violent disturbance
    turmoil
  4. A state of violent disturbance and disorder, generally in politics or social conditions.
    “The county-wide upheaval contributed to government instability.”
    turbulencesturm und drang