furor

[ fyoor-awr, -er ]

/ ˈfyʊər ɔr, -ər /

noun

a general outburst of enthusiasm, excitement, controversy, or the like.

a prevailing fad, mania, or craze.

fury; rage; madness.

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

Origin of furor

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

SYNONYMS FOR furor

1, 3 frenzy, uproar, commotion, turmoil.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH furor

furore fury

Words nearby furor

furniture, furniture beetle, furnivall, furo, furocoumarin, furor, furor epilepticus, furore, furosemide, furphy, furred

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Example sentences from the Web for furore

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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Alexander Petschnikoff, the son of a Russian soldier, is the latest violinist who has created a furore in Europe.
Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday|Henry C. Lahee
The reporters recording his decisions put down "Twysden in furore," thinly veiling the judicial wrath in modest Latin.
The Trial of Theodore Parker|Theodore Parker

The second act had just closed with the famous trumpet song, in which Susini, the great basso of the day, had created a furore.
Military Reminiscences of the Civil War V1|Jacob Dolson Cox
There was a rush to get introduced to her; a furore to see her.
Vera Nevill|Mrs. H. Lovett Cameron
From the appearance of Sam Weller in part v. the universal hunger for the monthly parts had risen to a furore.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for furore

furore

esp US furor (ˈfjʊərɔː)

/ (fjʊˈrɔːrɪ) /

noun

a public outburst, esp of protest; uproar

a sudden widespread enthusiasm for something; craze

frenzy; rage; madness

Word Origin for furore

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

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