uproar

UK /ˈʌpɹɔː/ US /ˈʌpɹɔːɹ/
noun 3verb 2

Definitions

noun

1

Tumultuous, noisy excitement.

2

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

3

A loud protest, controversy, or outrage.

This highly-aggressive approach had results, but briefly caused a major uproar in parts of the United States, which was mitigated by the Webster–Ashburton Treaty in 1842, which formalised the U.S. Navy's contribution to the antislavery efforts.

verb

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 […]

[…] the landlady entering at this very time with news that his wife had been delivered of a dead child, he yielded to the most furious ebullitions; while, in accordance with him, all howled and shrieked, and bellowed and uproared, with double vigor.

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