FUROR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does furor mean? 

• FUROR (noun)
  The noun FUROR has 2 senses:

1. an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

2. a sudden outburst (as of protest)

  Familiarity information: FUROR used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FUROR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An interest followed with exaggerated zeal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

craze; cult; fad; furor; furore; rage

Context example:

it was all the rage that season

Hypernyms ("furor" is a kind of...):

fashion (the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A sudden outburst (as of protest)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

furor; furore

Hypernyms ("furor" is a kind of...):

disturbance (the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "furor"):

brouhaha (a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits)

 Context examples 

Also, how the Doctor's cogitating manner was attributable to his being always engaged in looking out for Greek roots; which, in my innocence and ignorance, I supposed to be a botanical furor on the Doctor's part, especially as he always looked at the ground when he walked about, until I understood that they were roots of words, with a view to a new Dictionary which he had in contemplation.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)