furor

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UK/ˈfjʊəɹɔː//ˈfjɔːɹɔː/US/ˈfjʊɹˌoɹ/US/ˈfjʊɹɚ/

noun

A general uproar or commotion.

“The verdict of not guilty created a true furor in the courtroom.”

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fadcrazefurorecultrage
OriginMiddle English furour ← Middle French fureur ← Old French furor →
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Meanings

nounfuror (countable and uncountable, plural furors)

plural furors · alternative furore · alternative furour

  1. UScountableuncountableA general uproar or commotion.

    This action created a furor in the broader medical community. It was considered undoctorly, unprofessional, illegal, and an infringement on the right to practice.

    1998, Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good, American Medicine: The Quest for Competence, page 79
  2. UScountableuncountableViolent anger or frenzy.

    The verdict of not guilty created a true furor in the courtroom.

  3. UScountableuncountableA state of intense excitement.

    The story of the princess's affair caused a furor among journalists.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan interest followed with exaggerated zeal

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fadcrazefurorecultrage
Broader
fashion

nouna sudden outburst (as of protest)

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furore
Broader
disturbance
Also see
adobothercommotioncrazecultfadflapfoofarawhoo-harage

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinfuror
  2. Old Frenchfuror
  3. Middle Frenchfureur
  4. Middle Englishfurour
  5. Englishfuror

From Middle English furour, from Middle French fureur, from Old French furor, from Latin furor, from furō (“To rage, to be out of one's mind”).

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Translations

Czech rozruch, poprask
  • rozruchuproar
  • popraskuproar
Hindi उत्तेजना
  • उत्तेजना (uttejnā)uproar
Italian furore
  • furoreuproar
Norwegian furore
  • furoreuproar
Russian фуро́р
  • фуро́р (furór)uproar
Spanish furor
  • furoruproar

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with furor

jurorcurerführer
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Sounds the same

Führer
Cite this entry
APA

furor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/furor

MLA

“furor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/furor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “furor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/furor.

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