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tempestuousness vs upheaval

upheaval vs tempestuousness

tempestuousness and upheaval both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tempestuousness Yes No No No
upheaval Yes No No No
As nouns, upheaval is a hypernym of tempestuousness; that is, upheaval is a word with a broader meaning than tempestuousness:
  • tempestuousness: a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
  • upheaval: a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
Other hypernyms of tempestuousness include Sturm und Drang, turbulence.
tempestuousness (noun) upheaval (noun)
a state of wild storminess disturbance usually in protest
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
a violent disturbance
Difference between tempestuousness and upheaval

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