UPROAR

hubbub, uproar, brouhaha, katzenjammer

(noun) loud confused noise from many sources

tumult, tumultuousness, uproar, garboil

(noun) a state of commotion and noise and confusion

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

uproar (countable and uncountable, plural uproars)

Tumultuous, noisy excitement. [from 1520s]

Loud confused noise, especially when coming from several sources.

A loud protest, controversy, outrage

Synonyms

• See also commotion

Verb

uproar (third-person singular simple present uproars, present participle uproaring, simple past and past participle uproared)

(transitive) To throw into uproar or confusion.

(intransitive) To make an uproar.

Source: Wiktionary

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Up"roar, n. Etym: [D. oproer; akin to G. aufruhr, Dan. oprör, Sw. uppror; D. op up + roeren to stir; akin to AS. hr to stir, hr stirring, active, G. rühren to stir, OHG. ruoren, Icel. hræra, Dan. röre, Sw. röra. Cf. Rearmouse.]

Note: [In verse, sometimes accented on the second syllable.]

Definition: Great tumult; violent disturbance and noise; noisy confusion; bustle and clamor. But the Jews which believed not, . . . set all the city on an uproar. Acts xvii. 5.

Up*roar", v. t.

Definition: To throw into uproar or confusion. [Obs.] "Uproar the universal peace." Shak.

Up*roar", v. i.

Definition: To make an uproar. [R.] Carlyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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