EARTHQUAKE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
   Synonym(s)
   • quake (what does quake mean?)
   • seism (what does seism mean?)
   • temblor (what does temblor mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) earthquake is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • geological phenomenon (what does geological phenomenon mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • shock (what does shock mean?)
   • seismic disturbance (what does seismic disturbance mean?)
   • tremor (what does tremor mean?)
   • earth tremor (what does earth tremor mean?)
   • microseism (what does microseism mean?)
   • seaquake (what does seaquake mean?)
   • submarine earthquake (what does submarine earthquake mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • tremor (what does tremor mean?)
   • quake (what does quake mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a disturbance that is extremely disruptive
   Usage Example(s)
   • selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees
   Hypernyms(s) earthquake is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • disturbance (what does disturbance mean?)
   • disruption (what does disruption mean?)
   • commotion (what does commotion mean?)
   • stir (what does stir mean?)
   • flutter (what does flutter mean?)
   • hurly burly (what does hurly burly mean?)
   • to-do (what does to-do mean?)
   • hoo-ha (what does hoo-ha mean?)
   • hoo-hah (what does hoo-hah mean?)
   • kerfuffle (what does kerfuffle mean?)