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upstir

noun

Etymology

From up- + stir.

  1. derived from *sturiz✻ — “turmoil, noise, confusion”
  2. inherited from styrian — “to be in motion, move, agitate, stir, disturb, trouble”
  3. inherited from stiren
  4. prefixed as upstir — “up + stir”

Definitions

  1. Commotion

    Commotion; disturbance, tumult.

    • But yee […] ought to be like sheep to your King, who ought to be like a Shepheard unto you, even in the time when your profit was sought, and better redresse was intended then your upstirres and unquietnesse could obtaine […]
    • The world is now in an upstir because this association is about to hold its great convention in New York City
    • Needless to say, this has caused quite an upstir with people […]

  2. To disturb, cause a commotion, stir up.

    • And conscience to upstir him […]
    • […] upstirring of the modern democrat against the aristocrat […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA