uproar
noun/ˈʌprɔː(r)/
/ˈʌprɔːr/
[uncountable, singular]- a situation in which people shout and make a lot of noise because they are angry or upset about something
- The room was in (an) uproar.
- Her comments provoked (an) uproar from the audience.
- We could no longer hear him above the uproar.
Extra Examples- Financial markets were in uproar after the crash of the rouble.
- The classroom was in an uproar.
- The trial proceeded amid uproar.
- He made the announcement in the House of Commons amid uproar.
- The trial ended in uproar.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- huge
- …
- cause
- create
- provoke
- …
- amid (an/the) uproar
- in (an/the) uproar
- uproar over
- …
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- a situation in which there is a lot of public criticism and angry argument about something that somebody has said or done synonym outcry
- The article caused (an) uproar.
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2- The article caused an uproar when it was published.
- Can you imagine the uproar if alcohol was banned?
- There was a great uproar over plans to pull down the old library.
- a huge public uproar over taxation plans
- Such plans would no doubt have provoked uproar from environmentalists.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- huge
- …
- cause
- create
- provoke
- …
- amid (an/the) uproar
- in (an/the) uproar
- uproar over
- …
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Middle Dutch uproer, from op ‘up’ + roer ‘confusion’, associated with roar.
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