Uproar - English meaning

verb

Talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.

Usage examples:

They babbled on about their holiday

noun

(of a flowing water) make a continuous murmuring sound.

Usage examples:

The shallow river babbled over smooth rocks

combining form

Forming nouns denoting confusing or pretentious jargon, especially that characteristic of a particular field or group.

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Psychobabble

noun

A scene of uproar and confusion.

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There was bedlam in the courtroom

noun

Complete disorder and confusion

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In the bedlam of shouting, screaming, running people, some ran toward the stage.

noun

A noisy situation with no order

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It was bedlam at the football stadium after the match was suspended.

noun

Complete disorder and confusion.

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Snow caused chaos in the region

noun

A state of disorder and confusion

Usage examples:

Repairs to the major highway this summer will bring chaos to commuters., the house is a little chao…

noun

A state of total confusion with no order

Usage examples:

Snow and ice have caused chaos on the roads., ever since our secretary walked out, the office has b…

noun

A loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting.

Usage examples:

The questions rose to a clamour

verb

(of a group of people) shout loudly and insistently.

Usage examples:

The surging crowds clamoured for attention

verb

To make a loud complaint or demand

Usage examples:

The children were all clamouring for attention., [ + to infinitive ] she clamours to go home as soo…

noun

A continuous loud banging or ringing sound.

Usage examples:

He went deaf because of the clangour of the steam hammers

noun

The continuous loud noise of something, especially something made of metal, being hit or rung

Usage examples:

His music often evokes the pealing or clangour of bells.

noun

A state of confused and noisy disturbance.

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She was distracted by a commotion across the street

noun

A sudden, brief period of noise, confusion, or excited movement

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[ c ] there was a commotion outside the embassy.

noun

A sudden, short period of noise, confusion, or excited movement

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His arrival caused quite a commotion., he looked up to see what all the commotion was about.

noun

Uncertainty about what is happening, intended, or required.

Usage examples:

There seems to be some confusion about which system does what

noun

A lack of understanding, or a state of disorder

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[ c ] she writes about the confusions of her life., [ u ] in the confusion, i lost my wallet.

noun

A situation in which people do not understand what is happening, what they should do or who someone or something is

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There seems to be some confusion over who is actually giving the talk., to avoid confusion, the twi…

noun

A loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise.

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The fans made an awful din

verb

Make (someone) learn or remember an idea by constant repetition.

Usage examples:

A runner-up, he dinned into them, was a loser

noun

Any of a series of technical standards originating in germany and used internationally, especially to designate electrical connections, film speeds, and paper sizes.

Usage examples:

A din socket

noun

A state of confusion.

Usage examples:

The world 's currency markets were in disorder

verb

Disrupt the systematic functioning or neat arrangement of.

Usage examples:

They are disordering the political landscape

noun

A state in which objects or conditions are in no particular order; lack of system or planned organization

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The room was in such disorder that she couldn’t find anything., [ c ] a mental/physical disorder, […

noun

The interruption of a settled and peaceful condition.

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A helicopter landing can cause disturbance to residents

noun

Something that interrupts you, esp. something loud or causing trouble

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You must take care of yourself and avoid upsetting disturbances., the disturbance became a typhoon …

noun

Something that interrupts someone or makes someone feel worried

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Residents are tired of the disturbance caused by the nightclub., phone calls are the biggest distur…

noun

Widespread destruction.

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The hurricane ripped through florida causing havoc

verb

Lay waste to; devastate.

Usage examples:

The lack of participants is associated to a large storm that havocked latvia in january 2005 and up…

noun

Confusion and lack of order that result in damage or trouble

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The storm created complete havoc in the park.

noun

A chaotic din caused by a crowd of people.

Usage examples:

A hubbub of laughter and shouting

noun

A loud noise, especially caused by a lot of people all talking at the same time

Usage examples:

I could hardly hear myself speak above all the hubbub in the bar.

noun

General excitement and activity

Usage examples:

Hubbub of once the hubbub of the election had died down, it was back to normal for the president.

noun

Violent or extreme disorder; chaos.

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Complete mayhem broke out

noun

Confused activity or excitement, sometimes involving destructive violence

Usage examples:

The movie includes a considerable amount of violence and mayhem.

noun

A sound, especially one that is loud or unpleasant or that causes disturbance.

Usage examples:

Making a noise like a pig

verb

Talk about or make known publicly.

Usage examples:

You've discovered something that should not be noised about

noun

Wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar.

Usage examples:

There was complete pandemonium—everyone just panicked

noun

Noisy confusion and wild excitement

Usage examples:

Pandemonium erupted in the courtroom when the verdict was read.

noun

A bat with a round or oval frame strung with catgut, nylon, etc., used especially in tennis, badminton, and squash.

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A squash racket

verb

Make or move with a loud unpleasant noise.

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Trains racketed by

noun

An object consisting of a net fixed tightly to an oval frame with a long handle, used in various sports for hitting a ball

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A tennis/squash racket, who’s making such a racket?

noun

A number of people or things in a more or less straight line.

Usage examples:

Her villa stood in a row of similar ones

verb

Propel (a boat) with oars.

Usage examples:

Out in the bay a small figure was rowing a rubber dinghy

noun

A spell of rowing.

Usage examples:

The two friends had gone for a light row and were turning the double scull boat opposite the boat s…

verb

(of a person) utter a loud cry, typically as an expression of a strong emotion.

Usage examples:

She shouted for joy

noun

A loud cry expressing a strong emotion or calling attention.

Usage examples:

His words were interrupted by warning shouts

noun

One's turn to buy a round of drinks.

Usage examples:

‘do you want another drink? my shout.’

noun

A loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people.

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A tumult of shouting and screaming broke out

noun

Noise and excitement, or a state of confusion, change, or uncertainty

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[ u ] mental tumult, [ c usually sing ] a tumult of emotion, [ u ] the garden sits amid the tumult …

noun

Violent or unsteady movement of air or water, or of some other fluid.

Usage examples:

The plane shuddered as it entered some turbulence

noun

A state of confusion and lack of order

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Political turbulence, his songs reflect the turbulence of his times., the plane ran into some turbu…

noun

A state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty.

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The country was in turmoil

noun

A state of extreme confusion, uncertainty, or lack of order

Usage examples:

Her mind was in turmoil., she grew up in the turmoil of the 1960s.