upheaves
Throws into turmoil
Upheaves is the third-person singular of upheave, meaning to lift or force upward with great power.
The word typically describes violent geological or natural forces: The earthquake upheaves the ground.
It can also describe emotional or social disruption: Revolution upheaves the old order.
Raises or carries upward
- raisesLifts or increases
- hoistsRaises or lifting devices
- heavesThrows with exertion
- throwsPropels through air
tosses · wrenches · jerks · thrusts · pulls · surges · pushes · dislodges
Interferes with normal operation
- destabilizesUndermines steadiness or equilibrium
- overturnsInvalidates or topples
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
overthrows · transforms · convulses · shakes · unsettles · turbulence · unrest · rebellion
Seismic ground movement
volcanic · seismic · plates · magma · eruption · landmass · terrain · mantle
lifts
Raises or carries upward
throws · tosses · wrenches · jerks · thrusts · pulls · surges · pushes · dislodges · uproots
disrupts
Interferes with normal operation
- destabilizesUndermines steadiness or equilibrium
- overturnsInvalidates or topples
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
chaos · overthrows · transforms · convulses · shakes · unsettles · turbulence · unrest · rebellion · insurgency
earthquake
Seismic ground movement
crust · volcanic · seismic · plates · magma · eruption · landmass · terrain · mantle · rifts
distresses
Causes suffering or anxiety
disturbs · torments · anguishes · wrenches · convulses · overwhelms · shatters · devastates · rocks · rattles
- social upheavalDramatic disruption of established order
- political upheavalViolent governmental transformation
- cultural upheavalDramatic shift in values
- military upheavalForcible government seizure by armed forces