uproarup‧roar /ˈʌp-rɔː $ -rɔːr/ noun [singular, uncountable] 
The house was in an uproar, with babies crying and people shouting.
WORD ORIGINuproar
Origin:
1500-1600 Dutch oproer, from op ‘up’ + roer ‘movement’; influenced by English roarEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- The court's decision set off an uproar among religious activists.
- There was an immediate uproar when the company talked about cutting holiday time.
- And now the uproar that he had finally raised was dying away, and a gratifying silence was descending once again.
- But apparently the uproar from fans wanting to see Lewis make history may have Hunt reconsidering.
- He was surprised, assuming that all the uproar at the castle must have been heard.
- More pilots ran out of the back room, aroused by the uproar, and joined in the fist-fight.
- The cutbacks were almost immediately rescinded after a public uproar.
- The political uproar that follows is wholly predictable.
- When this leaked to the press, it generated an uproar.
Longman Language Activatorwords for describing an angry meeting, argument etc
· I could hear my parents having an angry argument downstairs.· There were more angry protests outside the Republican convention Friday.
a furious argument, discussion, disagreement etc is one in which people express very angry feelings: · A furious argument was taking place outside the pub.· The new import laws have provoked furious complaints from business groups.
something such as a discussion or relationship that is stormy is one in which angry feelings are often expressed: · The December peace talks are likely to be stormy.· After a long and sometimes stormy discussion, a decision was finally reached.· Their relationship could be stormy at times.
: heated argument/debate/discussion etc angry and excited: · The gun control issue continues to be the subject of heated debate.· Ed and I used to stay up all night, drinking wine and having heated arguments about politics.· Things got very heated as I demanded he pay me full compensation.
British /furor American a situation in which a lot of angry feelings are expressed, especially about something that a lot of people care about: · Addison's theory caused a furore in the academic world.furore over: · There was a furor over a recent exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art.
a situation in which a lot of people express angry feelings, shock, or disappointment at something they think is very wrong or unfair: · There was an immediate uproar when the company talked about cutting holiday time.set off an uproar: · The court's decision set off an uproar among religious activists.
if feelings run high a lot of people are feeling very angry and excited about something, especially something that affects them personally, or that they have very strong opinions about: · Feelings always run high in games between the two teams.· With the economy in ruins, feelings against the Prime Minister are running high.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The house was in an uproar, with babies crying and people shouting.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
a lot of noise or angry protest about somethingbe in (an) uproar The house was in an uproar, with babies crying and people shouting.· The cutbacks were almost immediately rescinded after a public uproar.
VERB· It must have caused an uproar!· Parliament had been scheduled today to review the new levy, which caused an uproar.· The sudden and dramatic success of the London shop might have caused uproar and panic among the thirty-strong team in Carno.· And that will cause uproar tonight when the general committee gather to ratify the decision.· When paper currency was introduced in the nineteenth century, it caused uproar, with people declaring it immoral.
The house was in an uproar, with babies crying and people shouting.