Definitions

brouhaha

[broo-hah-hah, broo-hah-hah, broo-hah-hah] / ˈbru hɑˌhɑ, ˌbru hɑˈhɑ, bruˈhɑ hɑ /

NOUN

uproar

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fracas melee

STRONG

ado row to-do

WEAK

set-to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm

Example Sentences

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Soon, Jackson stopped receiving royalty payments from Brouhaha; he’s never gotten them since.

From New York Times • May 25, 2022

Himan Brown might have titled it: “The Brouhaha Over the $100 Million Estate.”

From Washington Times • Jan. 24, 2016

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