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Upheaval vs Upheave - What's the difference?

upheaval | upheave | Derived terms |

Upheave is a derived term of upheaval.



As a noun upheaval

is the process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust.

As a verb upheave is

to heave or lift up; raise up or aloft.

upheaval

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • the process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust
  • a sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion
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    upheave

    English

    Verb

    (transitive'' or ''intransitive )
  • To heave or lift up; raise up or aloft.
  • To lift or thrust something upward forcefully, or be similarly lifted or thrust upward.
  • To be lifted up; rise.

    • Derived terms

    *upheaval *upheaving English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs