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- Dictionaryfurore/ˌfjʊ(ə)ˈrɔːri/
noun
- 1. an outbreak of public anger or excitement: "the verdict raised a furore over the role of courtroom psychiatry"
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a sudden excited or angry reaction to something by a lot of people: The government's decision to raise taxes has caused a great furore. furore over the furore over his latest film. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Anger and displeasure. acrimony. anger. animus. annoyance. bad feeling. flap. get the hump idiom. gorge.
FUROR definition: 1. a sudden excited or angry reaction to something by a lot of people: 2. a sudden expression of…. Learn more.
noun. fu· rore ˈfyu̇r-ˌȯr. -ər, especially British fyu̇-ˈrȯ-rē. Synonyms of furore. 1. : furor sense 3. 2. : furor sense 4b. Synonyms. ado. alarums and excursions. ballyhoo. blather. bluster. bobbery. bother. bustle. clatter. clutter [ chiefly dialect] coil. commotion. corroboree [ Australian] disturbance. do [ chiefly dialect]
A furore is a very angry or excited reaction by people to something. The disclosure has already caused a furore among MPs. ...an international furore over the plan.
furore. noun. /fjuˈrɔːri/, /ˈfjʊərɔː (r)/ /ˈfjʊrɔːr/ (British English) ( North American English furor. /ˈfjʊərɔː (r)/ /ˈfjʊrɔːr/ ) [singular] great anger or excitement shown by a number of people, usually caused by a public event synonym uproar. Her choice of words created quite a furore.
FUROR meaning: 1. a sudden excited or angry reaction to something by a lot of people: 2. a sudden expression of…. Learn more.
Furore definition: a public outburst, esp of protest; uproar. See examples of FURORE used in a sentence.
A furore is a very angry or excited reaction by people to something. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'furore' British English: fjʊrɔːri , fjʊərɔːʳ. More. Synonyms of 'furore' • commotion, to-do, stir, excitement [...] • craze, rage, enthusiasm, mania [...] More. Collocations with the word 'furore' cause a furore furore surrounding recent furore.
Furor definition: a general outburst of enthusiasm, excitement, controversy, or the like.. See examples of FUROR used in a sentence.
A furor is a strong and sudden reaction, often negative and shared by many people, such as the furor that erupted when Coca-Cola replaced its beloved soft drink with "New Coke" in the 1980s. Like the Latin word furia, which means "passion," a furor involves strong emotion.