seismic shift

A major change. (Seismology is the study of earthquakes.) That press conference was such a disaster that I'm worried it will cause a seismic shift in how voters view him as a candidate for president. In just the last century, there has been a seismic shift in the treatment of women in this country.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mahtab	-	Persian
Sigibert	-	Ancient Germanic
Taro	tah-ṙo:	Japanese
Manjusha	-	Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Latanya	-	African American
Amilia	ə-MEE-lee-ə, ə-MEEL-yə	English (Rare)