uproar
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- a state of commotion and noise and confusionSynonyms: tumulttumultuousnessgarboil
- loud confused noise from many sourcesSynonyms: hubbubbrouhahakatzenjammer
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Uproar \Up"roar\ ([u^]p"r[=o]r`), n. [D. oproer; akin to G. aufruhr, Dan. opr["o]r, Sw. uppror; D. op up + roeren to stir; akin to AS. hr[=e]ran to stir, hr[=o]r stirring, active, G. r["u]hren to stir, OHG. ruoren, Icel. hr[ae]ra, Dan. r["o]re, Sw. r["o]ra. Cf. Rearmouse.]
Note: [In verse, sometimes accented on the second syllable.] Great tumult; violent disturbance and noise; noisy confusion; bustle and clamor. [1913 Webster]
But the Jews which believed not, . . . set all the city on an uproar. --Acts xvii. 5. [1913 Webster]
Uproar \Up*roar"\, v. t. To throw into uproar or confusion. [Obs.] "Uproar the universal peace." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Uproar \Up*roar"\, v. i. To make an uproar. [R.] --Carlyle. [1913 Webster]