"furor" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfjʊəɹɚ/ [US], /ˈfjɝɚ/ [US], /ˈfjʊərɔː/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-furor.wav Forms: furors [plural]
Rhymes: -ʊəɹə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English furour, from Middle French fureur, from Old French furor, from Latin furor, from furō (“I rage, I am out of my mind”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|furour}} Middle English furour, {{der|en|frm|fureur}} Middle French fureur, {{der|en|fro|furor}} Old French furor, {{der|en|la|furor}} Latin furor Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} furor (countable and uncountable, plural furors)
  1. A general uproar or commotion. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (uproar): rozruch [masculine] (Czech), poprask [masculine] (Czech), उत्तेजना (uttejnā) (Hindi), furore [masculine] (Italian), furore (Norwegian), фуро́р (furór) [masculine] (Russian), furor [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-furor-en-noun-uhwfUyci Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 43 16 Disambiguation of 'uproar': 93 6 1
  2. Violent anger or frenzy. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-furor-en-noun-6yWAvNoR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 43 16
  3. A state of intense excitement. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-furor-en-noun-dja2yW3h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 6 entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 43 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 30 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 4 5 12 13 21 4 4 7 3 4 13 4 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 22 32 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 23 31 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 25 28 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 22 32 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 25 28 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 25 29 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: furore, furour [obsolete] Related terms: furor uterinus, fury

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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