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BROUHAHA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does brouhaha mean?
• BROUHAHA (noun)
The noun BROUHAHA has 2 senses:
1. loud confused noise from many sources
2. a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits
Familiarity information: BROUHAHA used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Loud confused noise from many sources
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
brouhaha; hubbub; katzenjammer; uproar
Hypernyms ("brouhaha" is a kind of...):
noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("brouhaha" is a kind of...):
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