brouhaha

Plural: brouhahas

Noun

• A noisy and excited commotion or uproar; a fuss.
• loud confused noise from many sources
• a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits
• A stir; a fuss or uproar.

Examples

• It caused quite a brouhaha when the school suspended one of its top students for refusing to adhere to the dress code.
• Playing ’QUIXOTIC’ caused a small BROUHAHA among the Words With Friends spectators.

Synonyms

hubbub, katzenjammer, uproar, ado, argy-bargy, bangarang, bobbery, brouhaha, bunfight, bust-up, bustle, chaos, clamour, clatter, commotion, disruption, disturbance, flap, foofaraw, fracas, furor, fuss, hobbleshaw, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hullabaloo, hurly-burly, kerfuffle, mayhem, merry hell, outcry, palaver, pandemonium, pother, quarrel, riot, rowdydow, ruckus, rumpus, shemozzle, shindy, splatterdash, stir, stooshie, three-ring circus, to-do, tomfoolery, trouble, tumult, turmoil, unrest, upstir