uproar
a loud public protest
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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)
(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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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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"It caused an uproar when the minister's tax evasion became public."
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."
