uproar

up·roar  (prôr, -rr)

n.

1. A condition of noisy excitement and confusion; tumult: "The uproar of the street sounded violently and hideously cacophonous" Virginia Woolf. See Synonyms at noise.

2. A heated controversy.

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[Probably by folk etymology from Middle Low German uprr : up-, up (from up); see upo in Indo-European roots + rr, motion; see ker- in Indo-European roots.]

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uproar

Noun

1. a commotion or disturbance characterized by loud noise and confusion

2. angry public criticism or debates: the decision to close the railway led to an uproar

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	uproar - a state of commotion and noise and confusion garboil, tumult, tumultuousness commotion, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do, disruption, disturbance, flutter - a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" combustion - a state of violent disturbance and excitement; "combustion grew until revolt was unavoidable"
	2.	uproar - loud confused noise from many sources brouhaha, hubbub, katzenjammer noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"

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uproar

noun 1. commotion, noise, racket, riot, confusion, turmoil, brawl, mayhem, clamour, din, turbulence, pandemonium, rumpus, hubbub, hurly-burly, brouhaha, ruction (informal) hullabaloo, ruckus (informal) bagarre (French)

noun 2. protest, outrage, complaint, objection, fuss, stink (informal) outcry, furore, hue and cry

Translations

uproar [ˈʌprɔːʳ] n → tumulto, escándalo

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uproar [ˈʌprɔːʳ] n → tumulte m, vacarme m (= protests); protestations fpl

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uproar [ˈʌprɔːʳ] n → Aufruhr m

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uproar [ˈʌprɔːʳ] n → tumulto, clamore m