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TOEFL BNC: 13911 COCA: 13150

uproar

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uproar /ˈʌpˌroɚ/ noun
plural uproars
uproar
/ˈʌpˌroɚ/
noun
plural uproars
Learner's definition of UPROAR
: a situation in which many people are upset, angry, or disturbed by something骚动;喧嚣
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TOEFL BNC: 13911 COCA: 13150

uproar

noun

up·​roar ˈəp-ˌrȯr How to pronounce uproar (audio)
: a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance

Example Sentences

There was a lot of public uproar over the proposed jail. There have been uproars in the past over similar proposals. The proposal caused an uproar. The town was in an uproar over the proposal to build a jail.
Recent Examples on the Web There was an uproar among lawmakers when the final report on carbon market reform was rejected. Angela Dewan, CNN, 8 June 2022 When the defense argued that Grace had consented to this act, there was uproar: How can someone consent to being murdered? refinery29.com, 1 June 2022 There has been an uproar over the festival’s inclusion of Tchaikovsky’s Wife, a film by Russian dissident director Kirill Serebrennikov and in part financed by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, in the competition. Dana Thomas, Vogue, 26 May 2022 There was also an uproar over Gremlins, which Spielberg executive produced. Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2022 As a Yankees official said at the time, there might not have been such an uproar if an outfielder or infielder had No. 21 on his back. Pete Caldera, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2022 There was an uproar last month after a report in the Times that free tests would be limited to symptomatic people and people in high-risk communal settings. Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2022 There will likely be an uproar if Cincinnati does not move up one spot to No. 4 after throttling SMU last Saturday, but that seems like its ceiling for this week. Nathan Baird, cleveland, 23 Nov. 2021 After the uproar over Child Q, police officers in her London borough received training on racial bias including not treating Black children as adults. Ellen Francis, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

by folk etymology from Dutch oproer, from Middle Dutch, from op up (akin to Old English ūp) + roer motion; akin to Old English hrēran to stir

First Known Use

1526, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of uproar was in 1526
TOEFL BNC: 13911 COCA: 13150
uproar

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + UPROAR | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEbig, great, huge大騷亂;嚴重騷亂;大規模騷亂public輿論譁然a huge public uproar over taxation plans對徵稅計劃輿論一片譁然international國際上的軒然大波ensuing隨後的騷動A shot was fired and in the ensuing uproar the prisoner escaped.先是響了一槍,接着囚犯趁亂逃跑了。VERB + UPROARcause, create, provoke導致怨憤;引起騷動imagine想像喧鬧的樣子Can you imagine the uproar if alcohol was banned?如果禁酒,你能想像會有怎樣的怨憤嗎?PREPOSITIONamid (an/the) uproar在吵鬧聲中The trial proceeded amid uproar.審判在喧鬧中進行。in (an/the) uproar處於不安定狀態;嘈雜Financial markets were in uproar after the crash of the rouble.盧布暴跌後,金融市場極不穩定。The classroom was in an uproar.教室裏亂哄哄的。uproar over因⋯引起的怨憤There was a great uproar over plans to pull down the old library.拆除舊圖書館的計劃引起了軒然大波。

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