Word: upheaval
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: up
heav
al
Definition: The process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust.
Morphemes:
Affix: up-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to indicate higher position or direction, literally or figuratively.
Affix: heave
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An upward motion; a rising; a swell or distention, as of the breast in difficult breathing, of the waves, of the earth in an earthquake, etc.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.