furor
pronunciation
How to pronounce furor in British English:
UK ['fjʊərɔ:(r)]
How to pronounce furor in American English:
US [ˈfjʊrˌɔr, -ɚ]
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- Noun:
- an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
- a sudden outburst (as of protest)
Word Origin
- furor (n.)
- "rage, madness, angry mania," late 15c., from Middle French fureur (12c.), from Latin furor "a ravaging, rage, madness, passion," which is related to furia "rage, passion, fury" (see fury).
Example
- 1. Behind the furor over a climate change skeptic
- 2. The new furor was seen as potentially damaging for mr. tusk and his party .
- 3. He also raised a furor by saying that mubarak was " utterly critical " to the reform process .
- 4. Other countries censor content , and not just rogue regimes such as the iranian mullocracy . Web sites are blocked throughout the persian gulf and north africa based on objectionable content and this hasn 't created much of a furor .
- 5. That furor raised lee 's international profile , but the 48-year-old is now fully focused on the future , hoping to inject a new spirit of innovation into chinese business with his investment and incubation company innovation works .