up in arms
Bristling with indignation
Up in arms means angrily protesting or fiercely opposed to something.
The phrase evokes people grabbing weapons to fight, though it now applies to any vigorous objection: Parents were up in arms about the new school policy.
The whole neighborhood is up in arms over the proposed development.
Angered by unfairness
- furiousExtremely angry
- incensedExtremely angry
- enragedExtremely, intensely provoked
- irateExtremely angry
fuming · seething · appalled · livid · offended · affronted · aggrieved · scandalized
Organized resistance to power
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- mutinyRevolt against authority
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
revolution · riot · sedition · unrest · discontent · defiance · dissidence · resistance
indignant
Angered by unfairness
irate · fuming · seething · appalled · livid · offended · affronted · aggrieved · scandalized · infuriated
uprising
Organized resistance to power
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- mutinyRevolt against authority
insurgency · revolution · riot · sedition · unrest · discontent · defiance · dissidence · resistance · coup
demonstration
Public display of opinion
march · outcry · picketing · activism · uproar · backlash · grievance · objection · complaint · opposition
- anger expressionssee red, seeing red, lose your temper, blow a fuse, blow a gasket
- conflictclash, fight, war, battle, dispute
- irritabilitycranky, grouchy, grumpy, irritated, annoyed
up in armsaccepting
Willing to receive
acquiescent · compliant · resigned · at peace with · submissive
arm, arms, armor, armed, armored, ups, armpit, armful, arming sword