uproar

  • 21uproar — [16] Uproar has no direct etymological connection with roar. It originally meant ‘uprising, insurrection’, and was borrowed from Dutch oproer. This is a compound formed from op ‘up’ and roer ‘movement’. It was first used in English by William… …

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  • 22Uproar in the Studio — Infobox Film name = Uproar in the Studio caption = imdb rating = director = Wan Laiming Wan Guchan producer = Wan Laiming Wan Guchan writer = starring = music = cinematography = editing = distributor = released = 1926 runtime = 10 12 minutes… …

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  • 23Uproar at the Baolin Temple — Infobox Film | name = The Swordswoman of Huangjiang: Uproar At The Baolin Temple caption = director = Chen Kengran Zheng Yi sheng Shang Guan( )wu producer = writer = starring = Chen Zhi gong Xu Qinfang music = cinematography = Yao Shiquan editing …

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  • 24uproar — noun Etymology: by folk etymology from Dutch oproer, from Middle Dutch, from op up (akin to Old English ūp) + roer motion; akin to Old English hrēran to stir Date: 1526 a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance …

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  • 25uproar — /up rawr , rohr /, n. 1. a state of violent and noisy disturbance, as of a multitude; turmoil. 2. an instance of this. [1520 30; < D oproer revolt, tumult, trans. of G Aufruhr; sense and sp. influenced by ROAR] Syn. 1. tumult, turbulence,&#8230; …

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  • 26uproar — noun a) tumultuous, noisy excitement b) loud confused noise, especially when coming from several sources …

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  • 27uproar — Synonyms and related words: Bedlam let loose, ado, affray, agitation, babel, bedlam, blast, bluster, bobbery, bother, brawl, broil, brouhaha, bustle, cacophony, chaos, charivari, chirm, clamor, clangor, clap, clatter, coil, commotion, confusion,&#8230; …

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  • 28uproar — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. tumult, hubbub, discord, pandemonium, bedlam, ado, bustle, din, clamor, hullabaloo (inf.). See disorder, loudness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. tumult, commotion, confusion, turmoil, clamor, ado,&#8230; …

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  • 29uproar — n. tumult, commotion, disorder, riot, pandemonium …

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  • 30uproar — noun a loud and impassioned noise or disturbance. ↘a public expression of outrage. Origin C16: from MDu. uproer, from op up + roer confusion , assoc. with roar …

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