uproar
Loud angry chaos
Uproar is loud, chaotic noise or commotion, often from a crowd: The announcement caused an uproar in the courtroom.
It extends to any intense public reaction or controversy: The policy change sparked an uproar on social media.
Despite its spelling, uproar has no connection to roaring—it comes from a Dutch word meaning tumult or rebellion.
Loud persistent noise
- dinSustained unpleasant noise
- racketUproar, scam, or paddle
- cacophonyHarsh, clashing sounds
- commotionNoisy, confused disturbance
hubbub · ruckus · tumult · pandemonium · brouhaha · hullabaloo · rumpus · blare
Noisy, confused disturbance
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
- havocWidespread destruction and chaos
disorder · disruption · fracas · melee · kerfuffle · ruckus · furor · to-do
Fierce moral indignation
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- backlashStrong negative reaction
- indignationAnger from mistreatment
- dissentDisagreement with authority
grievance · clamor · fury · anger · resistance · objection · condemnation · denunciation
Uncontrollable emotional excess
- maniaIntense, consuming obsession
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- deliriumAcute mental disorientation
fever · craze · madness · furor · rage · agitation · flurry · passion
Disorderly group fight
- riotViolent public disturbance
- affrayPublic brawl, legally defined
- scuffleBrief disorderly struggle
- altercationHeated verbal dispute
clash · confrontation · skirmish · strife · fracas · donnybrook · free-for-all · tussle
clamor
Loud persistent noise
commotion · hubbub · ruckus · tumult · pandemonium · brouhaha · hullabaloo · rumpus · blare · clangor
commotion
Noisy, confused disturbance
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
havoc · disorder · disruption · fracas · melee · kerfuffle · ruckus · furor · to-do · flap
outrage
Fierce moral indignation
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- backlashStrong negative reaction
- indignationAnger from mistreatment
dissent · grievance · clamor · fury · anger · resistance · objection · condemnation · denunciation · controversy
hysteria
Uncontrollable emotional excess
- maniaIntense, consuming obsession
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
delirium · fever · craze · madness · furor · rage · agitation · flurry · passion · wildness
brawl
Disorderly group fight
altercation · clash · confrontation · skirmish · strife · fracas · donnybrook · free-for-all · tussle · fight
- loud soundsloud, scream, yell, thunderous, screaming
- controversiescontroversy, dispute, scandal, outrage, furor
- discorddiscord, Discord, dissonance, discordance, dissonant
- loud noisesnoise, bang, crash, boom, thunder
- audience reactionsapplause, clapping, booing, cheering, laughter
- backlashbacklash, blowback, outrage, pushback, fallout