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- Dictionaryuproar/ˈʌprɔː/
noun
- 1. a loud and impassioned noise or disturbance: "the room was in an uproar" Similar Opposite
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UPROAR definition: 1. a situation in which a lot of people complain about something angrily or make a lot of noise…. Learn more.
noun. up· roar ˈəp-ˌrȯr. Synonyms of uproar. : a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance. Synonyms. ado. alarums and excursions. ballyhoo. blather. bluster. bobbery. bother. bustle. clatter. clutter [ chiefly dialect] coil. commotion. corroboree [ Australian] disturbance. do [ chiefly dialect] foofaraw. fun. furore. fuss.
a situation in which a lot of people complain about something angrily or make a lot of noise: The book caused an uproar in France. The whole hall was in uproar after the announcement. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Noise & noisy. abuzz. bang something out. barky. bash something out.
Uproar definition: a state of violent and noisy disturbance, as of a multitude; turmoil.. See examples of UPROAR used in a sentence.
If there is uproar, there is a lot of shouting and noise because people are very angry or upset about something. The announcement caused uproar in the crowd. The courtroom was in an uproar. You can also use uproar to refer to a lot of public criticism and debate about something that has made people angry.
Any kind of noisy disturbance can be called an uproar. A large group of political protesters outside City Hall is likely to create an uproar. There's often an uproar in the audience of a rock concert when the band first appears on stage — people cheer and applaud and whistle.
1. A condition of noisy excitement and confusion; a tumult: "The uproar of the street sounded violently and hideously cacophonous" (Virginia Woolf). See Synonyms at noise. 2. An impassioned protest or heated controversy: The publication of the book caused an uproar.
