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
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
• See also commotion
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
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
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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