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uproar definition

up·roar (-rôr′)

noun

  1. violent disturbance or commotion, esp. one accompanied by loud, confused noise, as of shouting; tumult
  2. loud, confused noise; din

Etymology: Du oproer, a stirring up (akin to Ger aufruhr) < op, up + roeren, to stir (akin to OE hreran < IE base *ere-, to mix, stir up): form and sense infl. by roar

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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