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单词 bouleversement
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Definition of bouleversement in US English:

bouleversement

noun ˌbo͞oləvərsəˈmänˌbo͞oləvərsəˈmän
  • An inversion, especially a violent one; an upset or upheaval.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • To cleave open and engage with involuntary memory, to embrace the messianic cessation of history, demands a courageous, radical bouleversement of all that contains and controls us.
    • English and to a lesser extent Scottish aristocratic society were indeed notably fluid in the aftermath of the bouleversement of 1066.
    • One of the actual saving energies in the place is speech, double-take, subversion, bouleversement, turning the thing upside down.
    • The next bouleversement, which brought in William and Mary, declared that Charles II's oath against taking up arms was no longer necessary.

Origin

From French bouleverser 'overturn'.

Definition of bouleversement in US English:

bouleversement

nounˌbo͞oləvərsəˈmän
  • An inversion, especially a violent one; an upset or upheaval.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • English and to a lesser extent Scottish aristocratic society were indeed notably fluid in the aftermath of the bouleversement of 1066.
    • To cleave open and engage with involuntary memory, to embrace the messianic cessation of history, demands a courageous, radical bouleversement of all that contains and controls us.
    • The next bouleversement, which brought in William and Mary, declared that Charles II's oath against taking up arms was no longer necessary.
    • One of the actual saving energies in the place is speech, double-take, subversion, bouleversement, turning the thing upside down.

Origin

From French bouleverser ‘overturn’.

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