uproar

Universal Words noun [U,sing.] 1 a situation in which people shout and make a lot of noise because they are angry or upset about sth: The room was in (an) uproar. * Her comments provoked (an) uproar from the audience. * We could no longer hear him above the uproar. 2 a situation in which there is a lot of public criticism and angry argument about sth that sb has said or done: The article caused (an) uproar when it was published.