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uproar

noun
/ˈʌpɹɔː/UK/ˈʌpɹɔːɹ/US

Etymology

Calque of Dutch oproer or German Aufruhr, as up + roar.

  1. derived from Aufruhr

Definitions

  1. Tumultuous, noisy excitement.

  2. Loud, confused noise, especially when coming from several sources.

  3. A loud protest, controversy, or outrage.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To throw into uproar or confusion.

      • […] had I power, I should Pour the sweet milk of concord into hell, Uproar the universal peace, confound All unity on earth.

    2. To make an uproar.

      • […] through their Tumultuous Uproaring have they caused the peaceable and harmless to suffer […]
      • When red-mouth’d cannons to the clouds uproar, And gasping hosts sleep shrouded in their gore,

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Derived

get one's bowels in an uproar, uproarious, uproarish

Vish — recursive loop

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