Entry Word: uproar

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a state of noisy, confused activity <the house is always in an jubilant uproar during the holidays> — see commotion
2 a state of wildly excited activity or emotion <the refʼs controversial call put the crowd into an uproar> — see frenzy
3 a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order) <the uproar created by the institution of a new statewide system of mandatory testing> — see convulsion
4 a violent shouting <uproar arose from crowd when it announced that the concert was cancelled and refunds might not be available> — see clamor 1