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Uproar vs Yell - What's the difference?

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In transitive terms the difference between uproar and yell

is that uproar is to throw into uproar or confusion while yell is to convey by shouting.

As an adjective yell is

dry of cow.

uproar

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • tumultuous, noisy excitement
  • loud confused noise, especially when coming from several sources

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * uproarious

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To throw into uproar or confusion.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Uproar the universal peace.

    yell

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) yellen, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.
  • to convey by shouting
    • He yelled directions to the party from the car.
    Synonyms
    * (shout) call, cry, holler, shout * See also
    Derived terms
    () * yell at * yell silently * yeller
    Usage notes
    To yell at' someone is as in a hostile manner, while to yell ' to someone means to speak loudly so as to be heard.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A shout.
  • A phrase to be shouted.
  • * 1912 , The Michigan Alumnus (volume 18, page 152)
    • After the dinner a general reception was held in the spacious parlors of the hotel during which the occasion was very much enlivened with the old college songs and old college yells , which transported us all in mind and feelings

    Etymology 2

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    Adjective

    (-)
  • (Ulster) dry (of cow)
    • English reporting verbs