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Kerfuffle vs Upheaval - What's the difference?

kerfuffle | upheaval |

As nouns the difference between kerfuffle and upheaval

is that kerfuffle is a disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion or tumult while upheaval is the process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust.

kerfuffle

English

Alternative forms

* curfuffle, kafuffle, kerfluffle, kurfuffle * fuffle (by apheresis)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion or tumult.
  • * 2009 May 22, Stuart Heritage], “[http://www.hecklerspray.com/jon-kate-latest-people-you-dont-know-do-crap-you-dont-care-about/200934378.php Jon & Kate Latest: People You Don’t Know Do Crap You Don’t Care About]”, [http://www.hecklerspray.com/ Hecklerspray
    • You know all this kerfuffle about Jordan and Peter Andre, and how you don’t know if they’re really splitting up or it’s just an act
  • * 2011 June 6, Mark Memmott, “ Sarah Palin's Had Her Say; Now Let's Hear From Paul Revere”, The Two-Way , National Public Radio
    • There's been a bit of a kerfuffle the past couple days over something Sarah Palin said about Paul Revere.

    Synonyms

    * brouhaha * fracas * hubbub * mess * racket

    upheaval

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust
  • a sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=September 2 , author= , title=Wales 2-1 Montenegro , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Since that upheaval Wales have won just once in seven games, beating Northern Ireland in the Nations Cup last May.}}