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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 [ˈʌpˌrɔː]

n

a commotion or disturbance characterized by loud noise and confusion; turmoil

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) The announcement caused uproar in the crowd.

2. protest, outrage, criticism, complaint, objection, fuss, stink (informal), outcry, furore, hue and cry The announcement could cause an uproar in the United States.

Translations

uproar [ˈʌprɔːʳ] N → alboroto m, jaleo m
this caused an uproar; at this there was (an) uproar (= shouting) → en esto se armó un alboroto; (= protesting) → en esto estallaron ruidosas las protestas
the hall was in (an) uproar (= shouting, disturbance) → había alboroto en la sala; (= protesting) → se oían protestas airadas en la sala

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uproar [ˈʌprɔː^r] n

(= noise) → tumulte m, vacarme m
to be in uproar (= chaos)
The courtroom was in uproar → Le tumulte régnait dans la salle du tribunal.

(= protest) → tollé m
to cause an uproar → provoquer un tollé, déclencher un tollé
an uproar over sth, an uproar about sth → une vague de protestations à propos de qch

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uproar

n → Aufruhr m, → Tumult m; he tried to make himself heard above the uproar → er versuchte, sich über den Lärm hinweg verständlich zu machen; at this there was uproar, this caused an uproar → das verursachte einen (wahren) Aufruhr or Tumult; the whole room/town was in uproar → der ganze Saal/die ganze Stadt war in Aufruhr

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uproar [ˈʌpˌrɔːʳ] n → trambusto, clamore m
the whole place was in uproar → c'era un gran baccano

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uproar [ˈʌpˌrɔːʳ] n → trambusto, clamore m
the whole place was in uproar → c'era un gran baccano

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uproar

n uproar [ˈaproː]

(an outbreak of) noise, shouting etc The whole town was in (an) uproar after the football team's victory. herrie, oproer ضَجيج، صَخَب، ضَوْضاء врява zmatek, vřava oprør; tumult der Aufruhr αναστάτωση, σάλος alboroto, jaleo, algarabía kära, melu غوغا sekasorto tumulte הֲמוּלָה גְדוֹלָה हंगामा galama, buka, komešanje zajongás, izgalom háreysti; ringulreið baraonda 大騒ぎ 소음, 떠드는 고함 소리 sujudimas troksnis; kņada; aurošana kegemparan tumult oppstyr, bråk, skrik(ing) wrzawa, rozruchy alvoroço vuiet, tumult шум; волнение zmätok; vrava razgrajanje metež tumult, kalabalik, uppror ความเอะอะ; ความอึกทึกครึกโครม şamata, gürültü 鼓譟，騷動 гомін, галас ہنگامہ، شور و غل tiếng ồn ào, sự náo động 鼎沸, 喧嚣

adj upˈroarious

very noisy, especially with much laughter The team were given an uproarious welcome. lawaaierig صاخِب، مُجَلْجِل шумен bouřlivý, jásavý tumultagtig stürmisch θορυβώδης, πανηγυρικός alborotado, tumultuoso, agitado kärarikas پر سر و صدا meluisa tumultueux רוֹעֵם हंगामेदार bučan, buran zajos hávaðasamur chiassoso 騒々しい 소란스러운 triukšmingas trokšņains; aurojošs; vētrains gemuruh luidruchtig støyende; stormende (munter) hałaśliwy, huczny ruidoso zgomotos бурный búrlivý; hlučný bučen bučan larmande, stojig, överväldigande เอะอะ; ที่มีเสียงดังเอะอะ gürültülü patırtılı 吵鬧的 гучний, галасливий ہنگامہ خيز rất ồn ào, om sòm 喧嚣的

adv upˈroariously

lawaaierig بصورَةٍ صاخِبَة шумно hlučně tumultagtigt lärmend θορυβωδώς, με σαματά alborotadamente, con algarabía/tumulto/jaleo kärarikkalt بطور پر سر و صدا meluisasti tumultueusement בְּצוּרָה רוֹעֶמֶת हंगामा के साथ bučno, burno zajosan með hávaðasemi chiassosamente 騒々しく 소란스럽게 triukšmingai trokšņaini; vētraini dgn bergemuruh luidruchtig støyende muntert hałaśliwie ruidosamente zgomotos бурно búrlivo bučno bučno tumultartat, stojigt อย่างอึกทึก gürültülü bir şekilde 吵鬧地 гучно شور کے ساتھ rất ồn ào, om sòm 喧嚣地