brouhaha

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A stir; a fuss or uproar

It caused quite a brouhaha when the school suspended one of its top students for refusing to adhere to the dress code.

ado
a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits
loud confused noise from many sources
{i} disorder, confusion
disapproval A brouhaha is an excited and critical fuss or reaction to something. the recent brouhaha over a congressional pay raise. unnecessary excitement, criticism, or activity - used especially in news reports to show disapproval
brouhaha

    Hyphenation

    brou·ha·ha

    Turkish pronunciation

    bruhähä

    Pronunciation

    /ˈbro͞ohähä/ /ˈbruːhɑːhɑː/

    Etymology

    [ 'brü-"hä-"hä, " ] (noun.) 1890. From French brouhaha, but disputed as to where from before that. Possibly from Hebrew בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא (barúkh habá, “welcome”, literally “blessed is he who comes”).
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