Earthquake
Earthquake noun - A violent disturbance (as of the political or social order).
Usage example: the election of the socialist candidate caused a political earthquake that nearly led to a military coup
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Synonyms for Earthquake
Hurly-burly and earthquake are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hurly-burly" instead a noun "Earthquake".
Hurly-burly
Hurly-burly noun - A state of noisy, confused activity.
Earthquake and hurly-burly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Earthquake" instead a noun phrase "Hurly-burly".
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Related pairs
- excitement and earthquake
- excitement and hurly-burly
- uproar and earthquake
- uproar and hurly-burly
- upset and earthquake
- upset and hurly-burly
- disturbance and earthquake
- disturbance and hurly-burly
- movement and earthquake
- movement and hurly-burly
- commotion and earthquake
- commotion and hurly-burly
- agitation and earthquake
- agitation and hurly-burly
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