brouhaha

Meanings

1. 1
   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.

2. 2
   noun

   a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits

3. 3
   noun

   loud confused noise from many sources

Etymology

Borrowed from French brouhaha, but disputed as to where from before that. Possibly from Hebrew בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא (barúkh habá, “welcome”, literally “blessed is he who comes”).