Furore

//f(j)ʊˈɹɔːɹi// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of furor. UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

    "“Despite the current furore over hacking, which is only a modern term for bugging, eavesdropping, signals intercept, listening-in, tapping, monitoring, there has never been guaranteed privacy since the earliest optical telegraphs to today’s internet,” Packer says. “There never was and never will be privacy.”"

  2. 2
    a sudden outburst (as of protest) wordnet
  3. 3
    an interest followed with exaggerated zeal wordnet

Synonyms

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fadfurorabandonadoagitationbluster

Example

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"The blasphemous speech caused considerable furore in the conservative country."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian furore, from Latin furor. Doublet of furor.

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