furor
noun
fu·ror
ˈfyu̇r-ˌȯr 
-ər
1
: an angry or maniacal fit : rage
furor of the god of war—
Henry Fuseli
Henry Fuseli2
3
: a fashionable craze : vogue
her singing … made her the furor of Paris overnight—Janet Flanner
Janet Flanner4
a
: furious or hectic activity
confusion and furor within the Pentagon over research and development spending—T. M. Bernstein
T. M. Bernstein
b
: an outburst of public excitement or indignation : uproar
Amid the furor, the senator continues to deny the allegations.
Synonyms
- ado
- alarums and excursions
- ballyhoo
- blather
- bluster
- bobbery
- bother
- bustle
- clatter
- clutter [chiefly dialect]
- coil
- commotion
- corroboree [Australian]
- disturbance
- do [chiefly dialect]
- foofaraw
- fun
- furore
- fuss
- helter-skelter
- hoo-ha
- hoo-hah
- hoopla
- hubble-bubble
- hubbub
- hullabaloo
- hurly
- hurly-burly
- hurricane
- hurry
- hurry-scurry
- 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
Examples of furor in a Sentence
The book caused a furor across the country.
Amid a public furor, the senator continues to deny the allegations.
Recent Examples on the Web
There was so much furor about the decision that the administration canceled those plans five months later.
—Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2025
In this there is another parallel with the current TikTok furor.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The furor over the plane crash — and Mr. Aliyev’s willingness to challenge Mr. Putin in public — has revealed a remarkable breach between two post-Soviet rulers who had become close over more than two decades in power.
—Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
All those claims of incompetence and wrongdoing, given with so much furor and no proof?
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2025
In this there is another parallel with the current TikTok furor.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The furor over the plane crash — and Mr. Aliyev’s willingness to challenge Mr. Putin in public — has revealed a remarkable breach between two post-Soviet rulers who had become close over more than two decades in power.
—Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
All those claims of incompetence and wrongdoing, given with so much furor and no proof?
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Furor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/furor. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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furor
noun
fu·ror
ˈfyu̇r-ˌȯr
-ˌōr
1
: fury sense 1, rage
2
: an outburst of excitement : uproar
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