Meaning & use
brouhaha
A noisy, excited reaction or fuss, especially over something of little real importance.
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The whole office was in a brouhaha over a rumor that turned out to be false.
There was quite a brouhaha when the singer canceled her concert at the last minute.
A note on using this word
Brouhaha has a light, slightly comic tone and usually implies the fuss is overblown relative to the actual issue.
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