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
The 2024 holidays were incessantly interrupted by slash-and-burn politics, from the ongoing furor over President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial Cabinet picks to the budget crisis at Chicago’s City Hall and the battle to deep-six the Chicago Public Schools chief.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
And this comes against the backdrop of the latest Chrome security furor, with a raft of extensions having been found to be a threat to those using them.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Then a new minister expressed fondness for the Russian composer, igniting a furor.
—Marc Santora, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Assad's gassing of his own people created such a furor that opposition increased.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
And this comes against the backdrop of the latest Chrome security furor, with a raft of extensions having been found to be a threat to those using them.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Then a new minister expressed fondness for the Russian composer, igniting a furor.
—Marc Santora, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Assad's gassing of his own people created such a furor that opposition increased.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Furor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/furor. Accessed 19 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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