bouleversement
Americannoun
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What he taught was a total bouleversement of the methods of his age.
From The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 by Morris, Kenneth
Revolution -- N. revolution, bouleversement, subversion, break up; destruction &c.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark
Spain, now controlled by Alberoni, was to be the third power concerned in effecting this bouleversement, which involved the overthrow of the regency of Orleans in France.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir
In fact, I have made up my mind for a bouleversement this spring, as I seriously believe it would tend very much to the respectability of France.
From Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 by Various
But it is in Imperial politics that the bouleversement has been most complete.
From The Open Secret of Ireland by Kettle, T. M. (Thomas Michael)
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