bouleversement

(bo̵̅o̅l vers män)

noun

a confused reversal of things; overthrow; upset; turmoil

Origin: Fr

See bouleversement in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A violent uproar; a tumult.
  2. A reversal.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French bouleverser, to overturn

Origin: : boule, ball (from Latin bulla)

Origin: + verser, to overturn (from Old French, from Latin versāre, frequentative of vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots)

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