The act of upheaving, or the state of being upheaved; esp., an elevation of a portion of the earth's crust.

(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

upheaval refers to a situation where swelling soil lifts the foundation or a portion of it upward; in an expansive soil situation upheaval is almost always caused by excess moisture

This term refers to a process or situation where part of a home's foundation has moved above its original elevation. It usually results in interior and exterior cracks in various places throughout the home. (see Settlement)

a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"

a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market"

disturbance usually in protest