ˈfyu̇ˌrȯ(ə)r, ˈfyüˌ-, -ˌrō(ə)r, -ˌrȯ(ə), -ˌrōə sometimes f(y)əˈ- or fyu̇ˈ- or ˈfyu̇rə(r) or ˈfyürə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French fureur, furor, from Latin furor, from furere to be mad, rage + -or — more at dust
1. : an angry or maniacal fit : rage
furor of the god of war — Henry Fuseli
2. : a state of exaltation or inspiration : frenzy
the poetic furor may have betrayed me into some indecency — Samuel Foote
3. : a fashionable craze : vogue
her singing … made her the furor of Paris overnight — Janet Flanner
4.
a. : furious or hectic activity : excitement
had not let the furor of the catch distract him from the other whales — R.B.Robertson
b. : an outburst of public excitement or indignation : uproar
the furor over corruption in the executive departments — R.H.Rovere
the sale of the plant had created a furor in the town — Sherwood Anderson
c. : extreme turbulence : tempestuousness
strong dikes defend the land against the furor of winter storms — Samuel Van Valkenburg & Ellsworth Huntington