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furor

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fu⋅ror

  [fyoor-awr, -er]
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–noun
1. a general outburst of enthusiasm, excitement, controversy, or the like.
2. a prevailing fad, mania, or craze.
3. fury; rage; madness.
Also, especially British, furore (for defs. 1, 2).

Origin:
1425–75; < L: a raging; r. late ME fureor < MF

Synonyms:
1, 3. frenzy, uproar, commotion, turmoil.
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fu·ror   (fyŏŏr'ôr', -ər)   
n.  

  1. A general commotion; public disorder or uproar.

  2. Violent anger; frenzy.

  3. A fashion adopted enthusiastically by the public; a fad.

  4. A state of intense excitement or ecstasy.


[Middle English furour, wrath, fury, from Old French fureur, from Latin furor, from furere, to rage.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

furor 
c.1477, from M.Fr. fureur, from L. furor, related to furia "rage, passion, fury."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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