uproar

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There is an uproar because the cash portion of bonuses are being capped at "just" $125,000 a year.

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Quick take

a state of commotion and noise and confusion

Meaning at a glance

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noun

a state of commotion and noise and confusion

noun

loud confused noise from many sources

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for uproar.

noun

a state of commotion and noise and confusion

See also: tumult, tumultuousness, garboil

noun

loud confused noise from many sources

See also: hubbub, brouhaha, katzenjammer

Example sentences

There is an uproar because the cash portion of bonuses are being capped at "just" $125,000 a year.

Amid the uproar, he said he meant only that Hindus care about all life.

What astounds me is that the mainstream media is not similarly in uproar.

Imagine the uproar if the NSI hired a graphic designer of sorts to make their slides more attractive.

After uproar from the community they offered refunds.

Don't you remember the momentous uproar over Iraq?

The uproar over this is somewhat ridiculous, in my opinion.

This is the first time I've seen HN in uproar, up in arms about the injustice against a man at the hands of the state for a crime which they cannot agree with.

"With all the political uproar that was going on that week it would be surprising if the FBI had not gone to the White House before pulling the trigger on the raid.

The patent bar is in an uproar that issued patents might not be deemed presumptively valid when challenged but might be much more vulnerable to challenge going forward, and so too are the trolls.