shake-up

1.  Agitate in order to mix or loosen, as in This cough medicine needs to be thoroughly shaken up, or Please shake up these pillows.
2.  Upset greatly, as in Even though no one was hurt, he was greatly shaken up by the accident. This usage alludes to being agitated like a liquid being shaken. Also see all shook up. [Late 1800s]
3.  Subject to drastic rearrangement or reorganization, as in New management was bent on shaking up each division.

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v

Definition: upset, unsettle
Antonyms: calm, placate, soothe

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IN BRIEF: n. - The imposition of a new organization.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the act of imposing a new organization; organizing differently
  Synonyms: reorganization, reorganisation

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - omrysten, blandet drink, omordning, omorganisering

Français (French)
n. - (Comm) réorganisation (importante), restructuration (importante), remaniement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Umbesetzung, Aufrütteln

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανακατάταξη, (ριζικός) ανασχηματισμός ή αναδιοργάνωση

Italiano (Italian)
risanamento d'impresa, scossone

Português (Portuguese)
n. - reorganização (f)

Русский (Russian)
встряска, коренная реорганизация

Español (Spanish)
n. - saneamiento de una empresa, reorganización completa

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - omskakning, omvälvning, ommöblering, omorganisering, rekonstruktion

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
动摇, 剧变, 骚动, 大改组

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 動搖, 劇變, 騷動, 大改組

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 대이동, 대개혁, 임시 건물

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 大異動, 再編成, 大整理

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ארגון מחדש, טלטלה, משבר‬

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