Link Centre Dictionary

furor

fu·ror

UK/ˈfjʊəɹɔː/ US/ˈfjɔːɹɔː/ uncommon us

noun

1.

an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

  • “he always follows the latest fads”
  • “it was all the rage that season”
Synonyms
2.

a sudden outburst (as of protest)

Synonyms

Origin

From Middle English furour, from Middle French fureur, from Old French furor, from Latin furor, from furō (“To rage, to be out of one's mind”).

Phrases

  • furor uterinus

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

Narrower terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.