in an uproar
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5.3
- idiom
:
en un alboroto
- The crowd was in an uproar after the controversial decision was announced.
- get in an uproar
- whole community in an uproar
- people in an uproar
Like I feel like I I remember, especially when Kim named North North, the world was in an uproar of like what kind of name is that?
- Like I feel like I I remember, especially when Kim named North North, the world was in an uproar of like what kind of name is that?
- The country really was in an uproar after the Vietnam War and you were in so you were still in para rescue when that when that all happened?
Examples
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The court was in an uproar for several minutes.
Academic text (1994) -
While The Americans was being prepared for classroom trials in 1968-69, college campuses were in an uproar.
Academic text (1995) -
You got the whole network here in an uproar.
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We're all in an uproar.
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Why, you had the whole place in an uproar!
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The place is in an uproar.
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The audience is in an uproar when the lights go down.
Fiction book (2000) -
Then, two days ago, the town had been in an uproar.
Fiction book (1994) -
I mean, you know, everybody's in an uproar over this.
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When I reentered our store, the place was in an uproar.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
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6.1
Very angry and protesting about something they think is unfair
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8.6
Feeling very nervous and confused about something
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8.2
A sudden state of confusion and panic that makes someone lose control
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4.4
Feeling very upset or excited and restless
Feeling very confused and full of strong emotions
With much hurry and disorder
People or places in confusion and disorder after a big change
Angry and upset because something caused trouble
Antonyms
How Agitated
- Informal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is transparently composed from 'in' (indicating a state or location) + 'an' + 'uproar' (a noisy disturbance), so 'in an uproar' is directly understood as being in a state of noisy agitation. This preposition + noun pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows standard English composition, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
In an uproar comes from the image of a crowd shouting so loudly that their voices seem to roar up into the air. That's why it now means being 'very noisy, confused, or angry'.