uproar
noun
[ ˈʌprɔː ]
• a loud and impassioned noise or disturbance.
• "the room was in an uproar"
Similar:
turmoil,
disorder,
confusion,
chaos,
commotion,
disturbance,
tumult,
turbulence,
mayhem,
pandemonium,
havoc,
bedlam,
all hell broken loose,
noise,
din,
clamour,
hubbub,
racket,
row,
clangour,
babble,
shouting,
yelling,
babel,
bangarang,
hullabaloo,
rumpus,
Origin:
early 16th century: from Middle Dutch uproer, from op ‘up’ + roer ‘confusion’, associated with roar.
