hubbub

hub·bub

 (hŭb′ŭb′)

n.

1. A loud confusing noise: could not be heard over the hubbub of the crowd.

2. A confused situation; a tumult: returned to the hubbub of the city after a peaceful weekend in the country. See Synonyms at noise.

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[Probably of Irish origin; akin to Irish abb abb abb, an exclamation of defiance or aggression or abú, abó, a war cry.]

Word History: The word hubbub begins to appear in English in the 1500s, at first in the larger phrase Irish hubbub or otherwise in accounts of events in Ireland. It was originally used to describe the shouting of a crowd or the raising of a hue and cry—often it seems with a note of condescension—and the word was frequently applied by English writers of the 1500s and 1600s to war cries or celebratory jubilation of the indigenous peoples of Africa and the Americas. New England colonists, for example, used hubbub as a term for a rambunctious game played by Native Americans. The word hubbub may be from a source in the Irish language such as abb abb abb, an interjection expressing defiance or aggression. Or it may be related to the Irish exclamation abú (also spelled abó) that is added to family names or slogans to make war cries in Irish. A traditional war cry of the O'Neill family, for example, was lámh dhearg abú, "The Red Hand—abu!" (a red hand being a traditional Irish symbol). The further origins of abú, however, are uncertain. Some scholars have proposed that it is a shortening of Irish go búaidh, "until victory." Other scholars, however, believe that the exclamation ultimately originates from the whooping sounds typically made by an excited crowd to express solidarity or urge on a champion—much like the English word whoop itself.

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hubbub

(ˈhʌbʌb)

n

1. a confused noise of many voices

2. uproar

[C16: probably from Irish hooboobbes; compare Scottish Gaelic ubub! an exclamation of contempt]

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hub•bub

(ˈhʌb ʌb)

n.

1. a loud, confused noise.

2. tumult; disorder.

[1545–55; appar. of Irish orig.]

syn: See noise.

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Hubbub

 a multitude of speakers.

Examples: hubbub of parliamentary discussion, 1878; of all languages, 1849.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hubbub - loud confused noise from many sources brouhaha, katzenjammer, uproar 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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hubbub

noun

1. noise, racket, din, uproar, cacophony, pandemonium, babel, tumult, hurly-burly a hubbub of excited conversation from over a thousand people

2. hue and cry, confusion, disturbance, riot, disorder, clamour, rumpus, bedlam, brouhaha, ruction (informal), hullabaloo, ruckus (informal) the hubbub over the election

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hubbub

noun

Sounds or a sound, especially when loud, confused, or disagreeable:

babel, clamor, din, hullabaloo, noise, pandemonium, racket, rumpus, tumult, uproar.

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Translations

ضَجَّه، جَلَبَه، ضَوْضاءهَرْجٌ وَمَرْج، إحْتِجاج

kraválpovyk

larmopstandelserøre

StimmengewirrTumult

brouhahatohu-bohu

hávaîi, lætiuppnám

baccanocasinochiassoconfusione

erzelynėriaušėssambrūzdis

balsu troksniskņada

rabalderstøysurr

ayaklanmagürültükarışıklıkpatırtıyaygara

吵闹声抗议骚动

hubbub

[ˈhʌbʌb] N → algarabía f, barahúnda f
a hubbub of voices → un barullo de voces

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hubbub

[ˈhʌbʌb] n → brouhaha m

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hubbub

n → Tumult m; a hubbub (of noise) → ein Radau m; a hubbub of voices → ein Stimmengewirr nt

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hubbub

[ˈhʌbʌb] n → baccano

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hubbub

(ˈhabab) noun

1. a confused noise of many sounds especially voices. kabaal ضَجَّه، جَلَبَه، ضَوْضاء глъч algazarra kravál das Stimmengewirr larm οχλοβοή, νταβαντούρι algarabía, alboroto, bullicio, griterío müra هياهو hälinä brouhaha רַעַש וְהֲמוּלָה शोरगुल graja, buka, galama lárma ramainya suara hávaði, læti baccano がやがや 확자지껄 erzelynė balsu troksnis keriuhan geroezemoesbråk, surr, ståhei, støygwar شوربګت،کوکی ناری algazarra zarvă гул krik, hurhaj direndaj graja larm, stim, sorl เสียงอึกทึก yaygara, gürültü, patırtı 吵雜聲 галас, гамір شور sự ồn ào huyên náo 吵闹声

2. uproar; protest. rumoer هَرْجٌ وَمَرْج، إحْتِجاج недоволство tumulto povyk der Tumult opstandelse; røre σάλος, διαμαρτυρίαalboroto, tumulto, barahúnda lärm غوغا protesti tohu-bohuהמולה गुल गपाड़ा, कोलाहल galama, komešanje zaj protes uppnám schiamazzo 大騒ぎ 소동 sambrūzdis, riaušės kņada kekecohan oproer, samenscholingopprør, rabalder, protest wrzawa غوغا tumulto învălmăşeală возмущение; гвалт zmätok upor žamor bråk, tumult, rabalder ความโกลาหล karışıklık, ayaklanma 騷動，抗議 галас بلوا sự náo loạn; sự om xòm 骚动，抗议

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