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- DictionaryUp·roar/ˈəpˌrôr/
noun
- 1. a loud and impassioned noise or disturbance: "the room was in an uproar"
a situation in which a lot of people complain about something angrily or make a lot of noise: The book caused an uproar in France. The whole hall was in uproar after the announcement. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Noise & noisy. abuzz. bang something out. barky. bash something out.
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.
1. A condition of noisy excitement and confusion; a tumult: "The uproar of the street sounded violently and hideously cacophonous" (Virginia Woolf). See Synonyms at noise. 2. An impassioned protest or heated controversy: The publication of the book caused an uproar.
3 days ago · 1. uncountable noun [oft a NOUN, oft in NOUN] If there is uproar, there is a lot of shouting and noise because people are very angry or upset about something. The announcement caused uproar in the crowd. The courtroom was in an uproar. Synonyms: commotion, noise, racket, riot More Synonyms of uproar.
Definition of uproar noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a situation in which many people complain about something angrily: The book caused an uproar in the United States. Local residents are UK in uproar/ US in an uproar over plans for the new road. (Definition of uproar from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
noun. Violent disturbance or commotion, esp. one accompanied by loud, confused noise, as of shouting; tumult. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. An impassioned protest or heated controversy. The publication of the book caused an uproar. American Heritage. Loud, confused noise; din. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: noise.
