uproar
English
/ˈʌpɹɔː/, /ˈʌpɹɔːɹ/
noun
Definitions
- Tumultuous, noisy excitement.
- Loud confused noise, especially when coming from several sources.
- A loud protest, controversy, outrage
Etymology
Derived from German Aufruhr.
Origin
German (Berlin)
Aufruhr
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- uproarious English
- uproariously English
- uproariousness English
- Aufruhr German
- oprør Danish
- ūfruor Middle High German
- uprōr Middle Low German