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uproar

nounmasculineliterário/ɐlɐˈɾiðu/low

a·la·ri·do

Definition

A loud and impassioned noise or disturbance; a tumult.
The announcement caused an uproar in the crowd.
The children were making an uproar in the next room.
Common collocations
great uproarcause an uproarpublic uproar

Etymology

Do árabe *al-ʿarīḍ* (o grito, o clamor).

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