(n.) A violent change or disturbance; as an upheaval in a society\; an elevation of a portion of the earth's crust.

about-face accommodation adaptation adjustment alteration amelioration apoplexy apostasy apotheosis ascent assumption beatification betterment blaze bouleversement break breakup burst canonization cataclysm catastrophe change change of heart changeableness chaos clamor climax commotion confusion constructive change continuity conversion convulsion cyclone defection degeneration degenerative change deification deterioration deviation diastrophism difference disaster discontinuity disorder disruption disturbance divergence diversification diversion diversity downfall elevation enshrinement erection eruption escalation exaltation explosion fall ferment fit fitting flare-up flip-flop furor furore gale gradual change gust heaving height hurricane improvement irruption lifting melioration mitigation modification modulation outbreak outburst outcry overthrow overturn paroxysm prostration quake qualification radical change raising re-creation realignment rearing redesign reform reformation remaking renewal reshaping restructuring reversal revival revivification revolution sabotage seizure shift spasm stirring storm stroke subversion sudden change sursum corda switch temblor tempest tidal wave tornado total change transition tsunami tumult turn turnabout unrest upbuoying upcast uplift uplifting upping uprearing upset upthrow upthrust upturn variation variety violent change whirlwind worsening