unsettledness

noun

as in upheaval

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  1. upheaval
  2. unsettlement
  3. convulsion
  4. revolution
Noun
  • Evans’ historic eight terms as the first Black chief judge saw the county through reforms, changes and upheavals, including the elimination of cash bail and the COVID-19 pandemic.
    — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
  • But after 48 hours of upheaval this week, the times — and in particular the calendar — are changing.
    — Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of upheaval
Noun
  • The third one is transgenerational trauma; the fact that this sense of dispossession, this sense of insecurity, this sense of unsettlement is transferred from generation to generation.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
Definition of unsettlement
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  • The severe strain of the virus often presents as a fever, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, or paralysis.
    — Mary Ella Hastings July 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
  • Later Wednesday, Mexico City Health Secretary Nadine Gasman, told a news conference that another man, about 30, was treated by emergency personnel after suffering an epileptic seizure, convulsions, and gastrointestinal bleeding.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Definition of convulsion
Noun
  • In Aleppo, which is 220 miles northwest of Damascus, a kind man sitting next to me at dinner casually recounted how he and his wife—both were jailed for opposing Assad during the revolution—had survived.
    — Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Most of us aren’t looking to enact a wholesale job title revolution, but Deloitte’s pivot raises some practical implications for leaders.
    — Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of revolution
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