Definitions for uproar
ˈʌpˌrɔr, -ˌroʊrup·roar

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. tumult, tumultuousness, uproar, garboilnoun

   a state of commotion and noise and confusion

2. hubbub, uproar, brouhaha, katzenjammernoun

   loud confused noise from many sources

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. uproarnoun

   tumultuous, noisy excitement

2. uproarnoun

   loud confused noise, especially when coming from several sources

3. Etymology: Translation of Aufruhr or oproer.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. UPROARnoun

   Tumult; bustle; disturbance; confusion.

   Etymology: oproer, Dutch.

   The Jews which believed not, set all the city on an uproar. Acts xvii. 5.

   It were well if his holiness had not set the world in an uproar, by nourishing of war. Walter Raleigh.

   He levied forces in a disorder’d uproar, albeit the treason rested in him and some other his complices. John Hayward.

   Others with vast Typhæan rage more fell,
   Rend up both rocks and hills, and ride the air
   In whirlwind: hell scarce holds the wild uproar. John Milton.

   Horror thus prevail’d,
   And wild uproar! ah, who at length will end
   This long pernicious fray? Philips.

   The impiety of this sentiment set the audience in an uproar; and made Socrates, though an intimate friend of the poet, go out of the theatre with indignation. Addison.

2. To Uproarverb

   To throw into confusion. Not in use.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Had I power, I should
   Pour the sweet milk of concord into hell,
   Uproar the universal peace, confound
   All unity on earth. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

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1. Uproar

   Uproar is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne. The song features vocals and production from American record producer Swizz Beatz. Young Money Entertainment, Republic Records and Universal Music Group released it to rhythmic radio on October 5, 2018, as the lead single from Wayne's twelfth studio album, Tha Carter V. "Uproar" contains a sample of "Special Delivery", performed by G. Dep and P. Diddy.

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1. uproar

   Uproar is a state of intense excitement, confusion, commotion, or protest often expressed publicly. It usually refers to a loud noise, disturbance, or tumult due to a large number of people expressing strong, typically negative feelings about something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Uproarnoun

   great tumult; violent disturbance and noise; noisy confusion; bustle and clamor

2. Uproarverb

   to throw into uproar or confusion

3. Uproarverb

   to make an uproar

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Uproar

   up′rōr, n. noise and tumult: bustle and clamour.—v.t. Uproar′ (Shak.), to throw into uproar or confusion.—v.i. to make an uproar.—adj. Uproar′ious, making or accompanied by great uproar.—adv. Uproar′iously.—n. Uproar′iousness, the state of being uproarious, noisy, or riotous. [Dut. oproer, from op, up, and roeren (Ger. rühren, A.S. hréran), to stir; the form due to confusion with roar.]

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1. uproar

   Song lyrics by uproar -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by uproar on the Lyrics.com website.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of uproar in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of uproar in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of uproar in a Sentence

1. Ilhan Omar:

   You might have noticed how when he said go back to where you came from there was an uproar through all of our communities, because every single person who is brown or black, at some point in their life in this country, heard that.

2. Michael Plaisted:

   But I don't think he should have gotten that many years under these circumstances, but I think that the dynamic of the hate crime allegation and the uproar in the community led to it.

3. Quentin Tarantino:

   We’ve been talking about it ad nauseum and I feel bad because Uma Thurman has been doing a Broadway play, at the same time. The whole weekend, we’ve been talking. The uproar that happened against me, Uma Thurman was not prepared for. We have a long complicated history. We have been dealing with it for 22 years.

4. Lakshheish M Patel:

   May 2022 month's stock market crash is worse than that of March 2019 and still 7 days to go of this month, yet there is no uproar in the news channels and no tweets for this because no agency has been paid by brokers for creating shout out

5. Walter Benjamin:

   Nothing is poorer than a truth expressed as it was thought. Committed to writing in such cases, it is not even a bad photograph. Truth wants to be startled abruptly, at one stroke, from her self-immersion, whether by uproar, music or cries for help.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=uproar
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Uproar
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=uproar
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uproar
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uproar
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=uproar