furor

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(fyʊr'ôr', -ər) pronunciation
n.
  1. A general commotion; public disorder or uproar.
  2. Violent anger; frenzy.
  3. A fashion adopted enthusiastically by the public; a fad.
  4. A state of intense excitement or ecstasy.

[Middle English furour, wrath, fury, from Old French fureur, from Latin furor, from furere, to rage.]


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noun

  1. Violent or unrestrained anger: fury, irateness, ire, rage, wrath, wrathfulness. See feelings.
  2. The current custom: craze, fad, fashion, mode, rage, style, trend, vogue. Informal thing. Idioms: the in thing, the last word, the latest thing. See style/good style/bad style, usual/unusual.


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Definition: disturbance, excitement
Antonyms: calm, peace

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IN BRIEF: Rage or uproar.

pronunciation A furor erupted in the committee meeting when an unpopular suggestion was made.

Tutor's tip: Because of the negative inference, it usually causes a "furor" (a rage; an uproar) if a politician is referred to as a "fuhrer." (leader; the title used by Adolf Hitler, dictator of Nazi Germany)

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