furor

noun

fu·​ror ˈfyu̇r-ˌȯr How to pronounce furor (audio)
-ər
Synonyms of furornext
1
: an angry or maniacal fit : rage
furor of the god of war— Henry Fuseli
2
: fury sense 4
3
: a fashionable craze : vogue
her singing … made her the furor of Paris overnight— Janet Flanner
4
a
: furious or hectic activity
confusion and furor within the Pentagon over research and development spending— T. M. Bernstein
b
: an outburst of public excitement or indignation : uproar
Amid the furor, the senator continues to deny the allegations.

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The book caused a furor across the country. Amid a public furor, the senator continues to deny the allegations.
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The tumult and the furor were at last dying down Sunday night, the furor of two talented high school teams going at each other 100 miles per hour without letup for nearly two hours and the tumult of the celebration that seemed to pull an entire city of Manchester into the Mohegan Sun Arena. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2025 The movie does not want Ruth defined by her source material, her nationality, her comics history as a Mossad agent, or the furor around her inclusion that led to protests at this week’s premiere. — Darren Franich, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025 Chiefs fans shared the clip of a questionable penalty on Chris Jones amid the furor about roughing calls against the Texans over the weekend. Idgaf what dumb opposing fans say What's hilarious to me is how vocal national sports media is about the refs & KC. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2025 The current furor over mass deportation of the undocumented in this country has historical precedence in Fort Worth. — Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for furor

Word History

Etymology

Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin, from furere to rage

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of furor was in the 15th century

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furor

noun
fu·​ror ˈfyu̇r-ˌȯr How to pronounce furor (audio)
-ˌōr
1
: fury sense 1, rage
2
: an outburst of excitement : uproar

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