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brouhaha
brou·ha·ha B0506100 (bro͞o′hä-hä′)n. An uproar; a hubbub.
[French, of imitative origin.]brouhaha (ˈbruːhɑːhɑː) na loud confused noise; commotion; uproar[French, of imitative origin]brou•ha•ha (ˈbru hɑˌhɑ, ˌbru hɑˈhɑ, bruˈhɑ hɑ)
n., pl. -has. turmoil or clamor; uproar; hullabaloo. [1885–90; < French] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  brouhaha - loud confused noise from many sourceshubbub, katzenjammer, uproarnoise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" | | 2. | brouhaha - a confused disturbance far greater than its cause meritsfuror, furore - a sudden outburst (as of protest) |
brouhahanounA condition of intense public interest or excitement:sensation, stir, uproar.Informal: to-do.Slang: hoo-hah.Translationsbrouhaha
brouhahaA commotion, an uproar. Adopted from a fifteenth-century French term imitating a loud confused noise, it entered English in the late 1800s and has become a cliché. A Boston Globe column edited by Devra First had it, “What are your thoughts on the Josh Ozersky brouhaha? In brief the food writer pens a column about his wedding, saying caterers can’t cook . . . Then it turns out he didn’t pay for the food.”brouhaha
Synonyms for brouhahanoun a condition of intense public interest or excitementSynonyms- sensation
- stir
- uproar
- to-do
- hoo-hah
Synonyms for brouhahanoun loud confused noise from many sourcesSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a confused disturbance far greater than its cause meritsRelated Words |