Upheaval vs Uprise - What's the difference?
upheaval | uprise |
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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(archaic) To rise; to get up; to appear from below the horizon.
* 1874 , (Marcus Clarke), (For the Term of His Natural Life) Chapter VI
(archaic) To have an upward direction or inclination
* Tennyson
To rebel or revolt; to take part in an uprising.
* 1998 , William B. Griffen, Apaches at War and Peace (page 92)
As nouns the difference between upheaval and uprise
is that upheaval is the process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust while uprise is the act of rising; appearance above the horizon; rising.As a verb uprise is
(archaic) to rise; to get up; to appear from below the horizon.upheaval
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Noun
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uprise
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Verb
- The great sky uprose from this silent sea without a cloud. The stars hung low in its expanse, burning in a violent mist of lower ether.
- Uprose the mystic mountain range.
- They had decided to uprise rather than face punishment, and they wanted all the help they could get.