uproar

a loud public protest

TRANSLATION

uproar= ein Aufruhr --- GOOGLE INDEX uproar: approximately 11,000,000 Google hits

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

However, when Prime Minister Tony Abbott decided to have a hand in the final fiction decision, IT CAUSED AN UPROAR.

(The Los Angeles Times)

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Urban Outfitters was forced to pull this shirt from stores after IT CAUSED AN UPROAR.

(Business Insider)

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know?

uproar
noun

- uproar: a public expression of protest or outrage

(Oxford Dictionary)
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Most people know that the voice of a lion is very loud, and you might think that the word "uproar" is related to "roar", the commanding sound that a lion makes.

In truth, the term seems to come from the Dutch word oproer, for tumult -- or literally, "a stirring up". When you "stir" something, you move a spoon in a liquid in order to mix it.

For talking about emotions, we find a number of expressions that come from the area of preparing food and drink.

- stir = disturbance or turmoil (His announcement caused quite a stir.)

- stir up = to mix ingredients. (The hateful message stirred up anger the listeners)

- brew = the process of making beer (When I saw the look on his face, I could tell that trouble was brewing)

- churn = the process of stirring milk to produce butter (Before the speech my stomach was churning with nervousness.)

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SYNONYMS

uproar: turmoil, disorder, outcry, outrage, protest, commotion

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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation

"It caused an uproar when the minister's tax evasion became public."

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