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Synonyms
up·roar (ŭṕrôŕ, -rōŕ)

[Probably by folk etymology from Middle Low German uprōr, up-, up (from up), + rōr, motion.]

noun 

  1. A condition of noisy excitement and confusion; tumult: “The uproar of the street sounded violently and hideously cacophonous” (Virginia Woolf) See synonyms at noise
  2. A heated controversy.