7
abyss(noun, collapse, disaster, catastrophe, cataclysm)
7
earthquake(noun, shake, commotion, tremble, trembling)
7
upthrust
6
catastrophe(noun, change, disorder, disturbance, disaster)
6
chaos(noun, trouble, disorder, difficulty, confusion)
6
outbreak(noun, change, attack, disorder, excitement)
6
outburst(noun, upset, change, attack, disorder)
6
overthrow(noun, change, disorder, strike, violence)
6
tempest(noun, commotion, astonishment, amazement)
5
alteration(noun, move, change, disorder, disturbance)
5
confusion(noun, activity, state, upset, trouble)
5
eruption(noun, trouble, change, disorder, shock)
5
explosion(noun, trouble, change, disorder, shock)
5
hullabaloo(noun, trouble, disorder, shock, confusion)
5
outcry(noun, change, attack, disorder, excitement)
5
storm(noun, trouble, disorder, excitement, shock)
5
uproar(noun, trouble, disorder, excitement, strike)
4
disaster(noun, change, disorder, ruin, fit)
4
fit(noun, seizure, tremor, spasm)
4
hubbub(noun, activity, trouble, disorder, excitement)
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