HyperDic: hurly_burly

English > 1 sense of the expression hurly burly:
NOUNstatehurly burly, disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfufflea disorderly outburst or tumult
English > hurly burly: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA disorderly outburst or tumult.
Synonymsdisturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
Narrowerconvulsion, turmoil, upheavalA violent disturbance
earthquakeA disturbance that is extremely disruptive
incidentA public disturbance
stir, splashA prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
storm, tempestA violent commotion or disturbance
storm center, storm centreA center of trouble or disturbance
tumult, tumultuousness, uproar, garboilA state of commotion and noise and confusion
BroaderdisorderA disturbance of the peace or of public order
Spanishagitación, alboroto, barrila, bullicio, cacao, confusión, conmoción, disturbio, disturbios, encargos, kerfuffle, lío, movida, pendientes, perturbación, quehacer, revoloteo, ruido, ruptura, sarao, tomate, trapisonda, trastorno, tumulto
Catalanaldarull, commoció, desgavell, desori, disturbi, enrenou, kerfuffle, rebombori, sarau

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