furor

[fyoo r-awr, -er]

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noun

a general outburst of enthusiasm, excitement, controversy, or the like.
a prevailing fad, mania, or craze.
fury; rage; madness.

Also especially British, fu·rore (for defs 1, 2).

Origin of furor

1425–75; < Latin: a raging; replacing late Middle English fureor < Middle French

Can be confusedfurore fury

Synonyms

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1, 3. frenzy, uproar, commotion, turmoil.

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Examples from the Web for furore

Contemporary Examples

After all the furore about his pool parties lately, you couldn't have blamed Prince Harry if he'd missed the paralympic swimming.
Harry's New Pool Party
Tom Sykes
September 4, 2012
But if she breaks her silence and says anything at all about the furore, it could take on a more serious hue.
New Philip Gaffe: “I would get arrested if I unzipped that dress!”
Tom Sykes
May 16, 2012

Historical Examples

The furore of a moment before had been for Arlt more than for himself.
The Dominant Strain
Anna Chapin Ray
Never was there such a furore over any orator in the history of this country.
Ten American Girls From History
Kate Dickinson Sweetser
Let's hope this furore will die down as suddenly as it jumped up.
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IX (of X)
Various
Perhaps it was this very person who had created the furore at the meeting.
The Loyalist
James Francis Barrett
They advertised the attraction in capital letters and created a furore.
Grey Town
Gerald Baldwin

British Dictionary definitions for furore

furore

esp US furor (ˈfjʊərɔː)

noun

a public outburst, esp of protest; uproar
a sudden widespread enthusiasm for something; craze
frenzy; rage; madness

Word Origin

C15: from Latin: frenzy, rage, from furere to rave

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for furore

n.

1790, Italian form of furor, borrowed originally in the sense "enthusiastic, popular admiration;" it later descended to mean the same thing as furor and lost its usefulness.

furor

n.

late 15c., from Middle French fureur, from Latin furor "a ravaging, rage, madness, passion;" related to furia "rage, passion, fury" (see fury).

furor

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Examples from the Web for furore

Contemporary Examples

After all the furore about his pool parties lately, you couldn't have blamed Prince Harry if he'd missed the paralympic swimming.

But if she breaks her silence and says anything at all about the furore, it could take on a more serious hue.

Historical Examples

The furore of a moment before had been for Arlt more than for himself.

Never was there such a furore over any orator in the history of this country.

Let's hope this furore will die down as suddenly as it jumped up.

Perhaps it was this very person who had created the furore at the meeting.

They advertised the attraction in capital letters and created a furore.

furore

esp US furor (ˈfjʊərɔː)

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for furore

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furor

n.

Origin of furor