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oproer
Dutch · medieval
"a riot, commotion"
combining "op" (up) and "roer" (stir, motion), meaning a riot or commotion
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uproar
English · 1500s
"a loud, excited disturbance"
adopted and reshaped through folk association with "roar"
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