Synonyms: turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloo, excitement, agitation
Definition: disturbance usually in protest
Similar words: disturbance
Definition: the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
Synonyms: upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust
Definition: (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
Similar words: rise, rising, ascension, ascent
Definition: a movement upward
Usage: they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
Synonyms: upheaval, turmoil, convulsion
Definition: a violent disturbance
Usage: the convulsions of the stock market
Similar words: disruption, disturbance, to-do, commotion, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle
Definition: a disorderly outburst or tumult
Usage: they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused
Synonyms: Sturm und Drang, turbulence, upheaval
Definition: a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
Usage: the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence
Similar words: disorder
Definition: a disturbance of the peace or of public order