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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

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

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A turning upside down; the act of overturning; the state of being overturned; overthrow; overturn; subversion; hence, generally, convulsion or confusion.

Wiktionary

  1. n. Complete overthrow; reversal; turmoil.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. Complete overthrow; disorder; a turning upside down.

Etymologies

  1. French, from Old French bouleverser, to overturn : boule, ball (from Latin bulla) + verser, to overturn (from Old French, from Latin versāre, frequentative of vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots). (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • ruzuzu I believe that's on reesetee's list of the several stages of addiction to this site. Jan 3, 2012

  • yarb Came here to say "cool word!" only to find my comment from three and a half years ago. Jan 2, 2012

  • knitandpurl "We had thought these bouleversements might cease, but the deaths of our men…this is where we need you to step in."
    A Burial at Sea by Charles Finch, p 23 Jan 2, 2012

  • jmjarmstrong JM is so upset that he can’t use the beautiful word ‘bouleversement’ more often. Apr 25, 2011

  • super-labmaven "Bouleversement de toute ma personne." -Marcel Proust, A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu Oct 25, 2009

  • yarb For the second time in his life Amory had had a complete bouleversement and was hurrying into line with his generation.

    - Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise Apr 9, 2008

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