furor
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 5
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Definition of furor
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(US, countable, uncountable)A general uproar or commotion.
“This action created a furor in the broader medical community. It was considered undoctorly, unprofessional, illegal, and an infringement on the right to practice.”
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noun
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(US, countable, uncountable)A general uproar or commotion.
“This action created a furor in the broader medical community. It was considered undoctorly, unprofessional, illegal, and an infringement on the right to practice.”
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(US, countable, uncountable)Violent anger or frenzy.
“The verdict of not guilty created a true furor in the courtroom.”
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(US, countable, uncountable)A state of intense excitement.
“The story of the princess's affair caused a furor among journalists.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
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”).
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