brouhaha
pronunciation
How to pronounce brouhaha in British English:
UK [ˈbru:hɑ:hɑ:]
How to pronounce brouhaha in American English:
US [ˈbruhɑˌhɑ]
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- Noun:
- loud confused noise from many sources
- a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits
Word Origin
- brouhaha (n.)
- 1890, from French brouhaha (1550s), said by Gamillscheg to have been, in medieval theater, "the cry of the devil disguised as clergy." Perhaps from Hebrew barukh habba' "blessed be the one who comes," used on public occasions (as in Psalm 118).
Example
- 1. This week 's brouhaha is unlikely to make the task easier .
- 2. First , there was the brouhaha over the notification system and the drop in traffic .
- 3. If you read any tech publication this week , you couldn 't have helped but encounter the brouhaha over facebook 's revised terms of use .
- 4. Given the latest brouhaha at olympus , piecemeal gestures at improving specific issues seem to be having little impact on the overall governance climate .
- 5. At the heart of the brouhaha over the hacking is uncertainty over the role of britain 's famously robust press .