uproar
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈʌpɹɔː/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈʌpɹɔːɹ/
Noun

uproar

  1. Tumultuous, noisy excitement. [from 1520s]
  2. Loud, confused noise, especially when coming from several sources.
  3. A loud protest, controversy, or outrage.
Synonyms Translations Translations Verb

uproar (uproars, present participle uproaring; simple past and past participle uproared)

  1. (transitive) To throw into uproar or confusion.
    • c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC ↗, [Act IV, scene iii]:
      […] had I power, I should
      Pour the sweet milk of concord into hell,
      Uproar the universal peace, confound
      All unity on earth.
  2. (intransitive) To make an uproar.



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