Definitions for furor
furor

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. fad, craze, furor, furore, cult, ragenoun

   an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

   "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"

2. furor, furorenoun

   a sudden outburst (as of protest)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. furornoun

   A general uproar or commotion

2. furornoun

   Violent anger or frenzy

3. furornoun

   A state of intense excitement

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. furor

   Furor is an outbreak of public anger, uproar, frenzy, or extreme enthusiasm or excitement, about a particular issue or event. It can also refer to a state of mental disturbance characterized by intense, irrational behavior.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Furor

   fū′ror, n. fury: excitement, enthusiasm.—Also Furō′re. [L.]

Matched Categories

1. • Disturbance
   • Fashion

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How to pronounce furor?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say furor in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of furor in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of furor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of furor in a Sentence

1. Nina Jankowicz:

   The right recognizes it is a way to whip up people in a furor, the problem is there are very real national security issues here, and not being able to talk about this in a mature way is a real disservice to the country.

2. Vladimir Bobkov:

   Naturally, we're not calling them official fan zones, in order to not provoke a furor.

3. Alanis Morissette:

   I didn't realize the degree of which the malapropism would trigger this furor. I think people are up in arms about the idea of being stupid and I'm perfectly aware that there's a big part of me that's very very dumb and very very brilliant - it depends when you catch me - so I don't personally care but I can see it's a big deal for people.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=furor
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Furor
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=furor
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=furor