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Brouhaha vs Donnybrook - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between brouhaha and donnybrook

is that brouhaha is a stir; a fuss or uproar while donnybrook is a brawl or fracas; a scene of chaos.

brouhaha

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.

    Synonyms

    * commotion, hubbub, kerfuffle, ruckus

    donnybrook

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A brawl or fracas; a scene of chaos.
  • * 1888 , , ‘His Chance in Life’, Plain Tales from the Hills (Folio 2005), page 56:
    • But the Hindus turned out and broke their heads; when, finding lawlessness pleasant, Hindus and Muhammadans together raised an aimless sort of Donnybrook just to see how far they could go.
  • * 1988 , James McPherson, Battle Cry for Freedom (Oxford 2003), page 200:
    • Sherman's signature caused another donnybrook over the election of a speaker of the House when the 36th Congress convened in December 1859.
  • * 2002 , Joseph O'Connor, Star of the Sea (Vintage 2003), page 223:
    • This was no innocuous donnybrook but a veritable carnival of thuggee.