disturbance vs upheaval

disturbance and upheaval both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disturbance	Yes	No	No	No
upheaval	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, upheaval is a hyponym of disturbance; that is, upheaval is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disturbance:

disturbance: the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
upheaval: disturbance usually in protest

As nouns, upheaval is a hyponym of disturbance; that is, upheaval is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disturbance:

disturbance (noun)	upheaval (noun)
the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion	disturbance usually in protest
a noisy fight	(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption	a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication	a violent disturbance
a disorderly outburst or tumult
(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
an unhappy and worried mental state