furor

[ fyoor-awr, -er ]

/ ˈfyʊər ɔr, -ər /

a general outburst of enthusiasm, excitement, controversy, or the like.

a prevailing fad, mania, or craze.

fury; rage; madness.

Also especially British, fu·rore (for defs 1, 2).

Origin of furor

1425–75; < Latin: a raging; replacing late Middle English fureor < Middle French

1, 3 frenzy, uproar, commotion, turmoil.

furore fury

It takes a transgression with real bite to inspire a furor of this intensity—Brangelina burn Jennifer!

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But as the furor subsides and the thunder dies, most or all of those girls probably will remain captives.

The Boko Haram Bidding War |Christopher Dickey |May 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But in the furor over the latest revelations, an even larger and more serious problem may be getting lost.

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The app must have caused a furor, because by Monday, Google had already taken it down.

Banning Kahane Google App Won't Work |Zack Parker |July 2, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

But the bill caused such a furor that it was quickly killed in committee.

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Although his assumption of power was accepted docilely by the Council, it sparked a furor among the populace of Mayfield.

The Year When Stardust Fell |Raymond F. Jones
"Yes; I do not remember, of late years, any one who created such a furor as Lady Studleigh," was his reply.

A Fair Mystery |Bertha M. Clay
The furor it created was cut short by a fire, which destroyed the organ and damaged the tower of the church.

The Recent Revolution in Organ Building |George Laing Miller
When this furor had blown over, after things had quieted down in the Jovian confederacy, it might be possible to release Mallory.

Empire |Clifford Donald Simak
At the end of the session, when he returned to his home, he found Chicago wrought up to a furor of protest.

Stephen Arnold Douglas |William Garrott Brown