uproar

/ˌʌpˈrɔər/

/ˈʌprɔ/

Other forms: uproars

Any kind of noisy disturbance can be called an uproar. A large group of political protesters outside City Hall is likely to create an uproar.

There's often an uproar in the audience of a rock concert when the band first appears on stage — people cheer and applaud and whistle. An announcement that the neighborhood donut shop is out of donuts could create another kind of uproar, especially if people have been standing in a long line dreaming of crullers and chocolate glazed donuts. Uproar comes from the German Aufruhr, "a stirring up."

Definitions of uproar

1. noun

   a state of commotion and noise and confusion
   synonyms: garboil, tumult, tumultuousness, zoo

   types:

   combustion

   a state of violent disturbance and excitement

   type of:

   commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do

   a disorderly outburst or tumult
2. noun

   loud confused noise from many sources
   synonyms: brouhaha, hubbub, katzenjammer

   type of:

   noise

   sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)