furor
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.fu·ror
noun \ˈfyu̇r-ˌȯr, -ər\Definition of FUROR
1
: an angry or maniacal fit : rage
2
: fury 4
3
: a fashionable craze : vogue
4
a : furious or hectic activity b : an outburst of public excitement or indignation : uproar
See Examples of FUROR
- The book caused a furor across the country.
- Amid a public furor, the senator continues to deny the allegations.
Origin of FUROR
Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin, from furere to rage
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to FUROR
- Synonyms
- ado, alarums and excursions, ballyhoo, blather, bluster, bobbery, bother, bustle, clatter, clutter [chiefly dialect], coil, corroboree [Australian], disturbance, do [chiefly dialect], foofaraw, fun, commotion, furore, fuss, helter-skelter, hoo-ha (also hoo-hah), hoopla, hubble-bubble, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly, hurly-burly, hurricane, hurry, hurry-scurry (or hurry-skurry), kerfuffle [chiefly British], moil, pandemonium, pother, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, splore [Scottish], squall, stew, stir, storm, to-do, tumult, turmoil, uproar, welter, whirl, williwaw, zoo
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