What does brouhaha mean?

Definitions for brouhaha
ˈbru hɑˌhɑ, ˌbru hɑˈhɑ, bruˈhɑ hɑbrouha·ha

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. hubbub, uproar, brouhaha, katzenjammernoun

    loud confused noise from many sources

  2. brouhahanoun

    a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits

Wiktionary

  1. brouhahanoun

    A stir; a fuss or uproar.

    It caused quite a brouhaha when the school suspended one of its top students for refusing to adhere to the dress code.

  2. Etymology: From brouhaha, but disputed as to where from before that. Possibly from.

ChatGPT

  1. brouhaha

    Brouhaha is an uproar or a commotion over something, typically a controversial issue or event. It refers to a state of social or public excitement, often marked by confusion or agitation. The term can also imply a fuss made for no important reason or about a trivial matter.

Freebase

  1. Brouhaha

    A brouhaha is a state of social agitation when a minor incident gets out of control, sometimes referred to as an uproar or hubbub.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of brouhaha in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of brouhaha in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of brouhaha in a Sentence

  1. Elkin Abramowitz:

    The whole brouhaha here is overblown to the point where there are cynical suggestions offered for the plain and simple truth that the chamber wanted only to release accurate information that they believed was totally unassailable, the chamber was never satisfied that the numbers that they were getting from D.O.H. were accurate. The chamber responded to the D.O.J. request with what they deemed to be totally accurate numbers. They didn’t want to have a public debate about other numbers at the same time.

  2. Jodi McDade:

    The media gives us such a beating. Right now we're going through all the brouhaha over the Confederate Flag and refighting the Civil War, the notion that we're all toting our sheet and white top hat and stuff is so wrong, and I'm hoping that's what people will see.

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