furor

noun

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

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 Adding to the furor, the sound of Keys’s voice cracking was edited out in the official video uploaded by the NFL. Marc Hogan, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2024 As the furor over a hoax email pertaining to from Google and detailing how Gmail was to supposedly be closed down on August 1 starts to evaporate, Elon Musk just added fuel to the fire by claiming to be developing a new email service called Xmail. Davey Winder, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 President Katalin Novak, Orban’s loyal but largely impotent ally, resigned last Saturday amid public furor over her decision in April 2023 to pardon the deputy director of a children’s home who had helped to cover up the abuse of underaged boys. Christian Edwards, CNN, 17 Feb. 2024 Many of those stocks — Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet, Nvidia, Amazon, Meta Platforms and Tesla — rode a furor in the market around technology related to artificial intelligence. Stan Choe, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2024 The furor reached a fever-pitch after Gay appeared before congress with other university heads and refused to say that calls for genocide against Jews were a violation of university policy. Katia Porzecanski, Bloomberg.com, 3 Jan. 2024 Mark Kelly The furor over antisemitism on campus is a rare and welcome example of accountability at American universities. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2023 Fans were quick to defend the decision, saying that those expressing furor missed the point of the franchise—which has historically been used as an allegory for the Civil Rights Movement and addressed other social issues. Cailey Gleeson, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024 To say the Carta news that broke over the weekend has caused a furor in the startup world is an understatement. Alexandra Garfinkle, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024

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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

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

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“Furor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/furor. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

furor

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

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