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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   upheaval

   "With great social, political, and religious upheavings, it is trying to escape from the thraldom of the dark ages."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of upheave form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

cataclysmicdisastrousjerkyorgasmicspasmodicspastic

Example

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"With great social, political, and religious upheavings, it is trying to escape from the thraldom of the dark ages."

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