Collocations for upheaval - noun
ADJ.
big, enormous, great, major, massive, violent | domestic, economic, emotional, political, social
The loss of his high-paying job caused enormous domestic upheaval.
The loss of his high-paying job caused enormous domestic upheaval.
revolutionary
VERB + UPHEAVAL
cause, provoke | go through, undergo
The company underwent a massive upheaval after the takeover.
The company underwent a massive upheaval after the takeover.
PREP.
during/in the ~
He rose to power during the political upheavals of the 1990s.
He rose to power during the political upheavals of the 1990s.
PHRASES
a period of upheaval