A brouhaha is an excited and critical fuss or reaction to something.
[mainly journalism, disapproval]
...the recent brouhaha over a congressional pay raise. [+ over]
brouhaha in British English
(ˈbruːhɑːhɑː)
noun
a loud confused noise; commotion; uproar
Word origin
French, of imitative origin
brouhaha in American English
(ˈbruhɑˌhɑ)
noun
a noisy stir or wrangle; hubbub; uproar; commotion
Word origin
Fr; orig., in medieval theater, cry of devil disguised as clergy: said to be < Hebbārŭkh hab-ba, blessed be he who comes, formula used by Levites to welcome to the Temple
Examples of 'brouhaha' in a sentence
brouhaha
Big brouhaha about it, threatened litigation but no one was willing to fund the necessary money to locate the holes and prove the point.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT (2001)
And now there was yet another distraction: some kind of brouhaha up at the crossroads.
Clive Barker EVERVILLE (2001)
Mama Chingero, hearing one such brouhaha, said to the Farmwife, `I take care of that Sybbis.
Tepper, Sheri S. A PLAGUE OF ANGELS (2001)
Merced was too engrossed in his research to take much notice of the brouhaha.