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uproar

noun [S or U]
 
 
/ˈʌp.rɔːr/ US  /-rɔːr/

Definition

a situation in which a lot of people complain about something angrily or make a lot of noise: The book caused an uproar in France. The whole hall was in uproar after the announcement.Noise and noisy
(Definition of uproar noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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