uproar Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a state of commotion and noise and confusion
    tumult; garboil; tumultuousness.
  2. noun loud confused noise from many sources
    hubbub; brouhaha; katzenjammer.

WordNet

Up"roar noun
Etymology
D. oproer; akin to G. aufruhr, Dan. oprör, Sw. uppror; D. op up + roeren to stir; akin to AS. hrran to stir, hrr stirring, active, G. rühren to stir, OHG. ruoren, Icel. hræra, Dan. röre, Sw. röra. Cf. Rearmouse.
Definitions
  1. Great tumult; violent disturbance and noise; noisy confusion; bustle and clamor.
    But the Jews which believed not, . . . set all the city on an uproar. Acts xvii. 5.
Up*roar" transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To throw into uproar or confusion. Obs. "Uproar the universal peace." Shak.
Up*roar" intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To make an uproar. R. Carlyle.

Webster 1913