furore

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A form of furor — A general uproar or commotion.

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Meanings

nounfurore (countable and uncountable, plural furores)

plural furores

  1. UKalternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of furor.
    1 more example

    “Despite the current furore over hacking, which is only a modern term for bugging, eavesdropping, signals intercept, listening-in, tapping, monitoring, there has never been guaranteed privacy since the earliest optical telegraphs to today’s internet,” Packer says. “There never was and never will be privacy.”

    2015 July 15, Thomas McMullan, “The world's first hack: the telegraph and the invention of privacy”, in The Guardian

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan interest followed with exaggerated zeal

Broader

nouna sudden outburst (as of protest)

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Origin

  1. Latinfuror
  2. Italianfurore
  3. Englishfurore

Borrowed from Italian furore, from Latin furor. Doublet of furor.

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furore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/furore

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“furore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/furore. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “furore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/furore.

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