Shakeup — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈeɪkʌp/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈeɪkʌp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈeɪkʌp/

2 syllables Say it as /ʃˈeɪkʌp/.

Examples

a committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum
top officials were forced out in the cabinet shakeup

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shake-up reorganization reorganisation

Parts of Speech

noun	the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes) “a committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum”

Word Forms

reorganize	verb	organize anew, as after a setback
shake up	verb	organize anew

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aufrütteln

die Einführung einer neuen Organisation; anders organisieren (oft mit umfangreichen und drastischen Änderungen verbunden)

🇫🇷French

grand remaniement

l'imposition d'une nouvelle organisation ; s’organiser différemment (impliquant souvent des changements importants et drastiques)

🇪🇸Spanish

reorganización

la imposición de una nueva organización; organizarse de manera diferente (a menudo implica cambios extensos y drásticos)

🇮🇹Italian

scossone

l'imposizione di una nuova organizzazione; organizzarsi in modo diverso (spesso comportando cambiamenti estesi e drastici)

🇳🇱Dutch

opschudding

het opleggen van een nieuwe organisatie; anders organiseren (vaak gepaard gaande met uitgebreide en drastische veranderingen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

abalo

a imposição de uma nova organização; organizar de forma diferente (muitas vezes envolvendo mudanças extensas e drásticas)

🇷🇺Russian

встряска

введение новой организации; организация по-другому (часто с обширными и радикальными изменениями)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शेकअप

एक नए संगठन का थोपना; अलग ढंग से आयोजन करना (अक्सर व्यापक और कठोर परिवर्तन शामिल होते हैं)

🇮🇳Tamil

குலுக்கல்

ஒரு புதிய அமைப்பின் திணிப்பு; வித்தியாசமாக ஒழுங்கமைத்தல் (பெரும்பாலும் விரிவான மற்றும் கடுமையான மாற்றங்களை உள்ளடக்கியது)

🇮🇳Telugu

షేక్అప్

కొత్త సంస్థ యొక్క విధింపు; విభిన్నంగా నిర్వహించడం (తరచుగా విస్తృతమైన మరియు తీవ్రమైన మార్పులను కలిగి ఉంటుంది)

🇮🇳Marathi

शेकअप

नवीन संघटना लादणे; वेगळ्या पद्धतीने आयोजित करणे (बहुतेकदा व्यापक आणि तीव्र बदलांचा समावेश असतो)

🇮🇳Gujarati

શેકઅપ

નવી સંસ્થા લાદવી; અલગ રીતે આયોજન કરવું (ઘણી વખત વ્યાપક અને તીવ્ર ફેરફારોનો સમાવેશ થાય છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶೇಕ್ಅಪ್

ಹೊಸ ಸಂಘಟನೆಯ ಹೇರಿಕೆ; ವಿಭಿನ್ನವಾಗಿ ಸಂಘಟಿಸುವುದು (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ವ್ಯಾಪಕ ಮತ್ತು ತೀವ್ರವಾದ ಬದಲಾವಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುತ್ತದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുലുക്കം

ഒരു പുതിയ സംഘടനയുടെ അടിച്ചേൽപ്പിക്കൽ; വ്യത്യസ്തമായി സംഘടിപ്പിക്കുന്നു (പലപ്പോഴും വിപുലവും തീവ്രവുമായ മാറ്റങ്ങൾ ഉൾപ്പെടുന്നു)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੇਕਅੱਪ

ਇੱਕ ਨਵੀਂ ਸੰਸਥਾ ਦੀ ਸਥਾਪਨਾ; ਵੱਖਰੇ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਗਠਿਤ ਕਰਨਾ (ਅਕਸਰ ਵਿਆਪਕ ਅਤੇ ਸਖ਼ਤ ਤਬਦੀਲੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

شیک اپ

ایک نئی تنظیم کا نفاذ؛ مختلف طریقے سے منظم کرنا (اکثر وسیع اور سخت تبدیلیاں شامل ہیں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

改组

建立一个新的组织；以不同的方式组织（通常涉及广泛而剧烈的变化）

🇯🇵Japanese

再構築

新しい組織の押し付け。異なる方法で組織する（多くの場合、広範かつ抜本的な変更を伴う）

🇰🇷Korean

개편

새로운 조직의 부과; 다르게 조직화(종종 광범위하고 급격한 변화가 수반됨)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự rung chuyển

việc áp đặt một tổ chức mới; tổ chức khác nhau (thường liên quan đến những thay đổi sâu rộng và mạnh mẽ)

🇹🇭Thai

เขย่า

การจัดเก็บภาษีขององค์กรใหม่ การจัดระเบียบที่แตกต่างกัน (มักเกี่ยวข้องกับการเปลี่ยนแปลงครั้งใหญ่และรุนแรง)

🇮🇩Indonesian

perombakan

pemberlakuan organisasi baru; pengorganisasian secara berbeda (seringkali melibatkan perubahan yang luas dan drastis)

🇲🇾Malay

goncangan

pengenaan organisasi baru; mengatur secara berbeza (sering melibatkan perubahan yang meluas dan drastik)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هزة

فرض منظمة جديدة؛ التنظيم بشكل مختلف (غالبًا ما يتضمن تغييرات واسعة النطاق وجذرية)

🇮🇷Persian

تکان دادن

تحمیل یک سازمان جدید؛ سازماندهی متفاوت (اغلب شامل تغییرات گسترده و شدید)

🇹🇷Turkish

sarsma

yeni bir örgütün dayatılması; farklı şekilde organize olmak (genellikle kapsamlı ve köklü değişiklikleri içerir)

🇮🇱Hebrew

טלטלה

הטלת ארגון חדש; התארגנות שונה (לעתים קרובות כרוכה בשינויים נרחבים ודרסטיים)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'shakeup'?

The primary meaning of 'shakeup' is 'the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes)'.

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Using 'shakeup' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'shakeup' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'shakeup' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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