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furor

/ˈfjɔːɹɔː//ˈfjʊəɹɔː/

furor noun: a general uproar or commotion.

Noun

furor (countable and uncountable, plural furors)

  1. (US) 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.1998, Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good, American Medicine: The Quest for Competence, page 79
  2. (US) Violent anger or frenzy.
    • The verdict of not guilty created a true furor in the courtroom.
  3. (US) A state of intense excitement.
    • The story of the princess's affair caused a furor among journalists.

furor meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Kannada

furor in Hindi

uproar
उत्तेजना uttejnā

furor in Tamil

மேலோங்கிய கிளர்ச்சி நிலை, வெறி, திடீர் அமளி

furor in Bengali

উন্মাদনা, উত্তেজনা, ব্যাপক আলোড়ন, হুলুস্থুল

furor in Kannada

ಗೊಂದಲ, ಹುಯಿಲು, ಬೊಬ್ಬೆ, ಮೆಚ್ಚುಗೆ, ಗೀಳು

Examples of furor in a sentence

  • His republication of the old story restarted a furor that had quieted with time.
  • He finally came back to himself and asked why the furor.
  • Post obitum, Clemente is capable of causing a furor.

All 10 example sentences with furor

Forms of furor

pluralfurors
alternative formfurore
alternative formfurour

Origin of furor

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”).

Questions about furor

What does furor mean?
Furor means a general uproar or commotion.
What is furor in Hindi?
Furor in Hindi is उत्तेजना (uttejnā). See Furor meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is furor?
Furor is a noun.
How do you pronounce furor?
Furor is pronounced /ˈfjʊəɹɔː/ (UK).
What is the plural of furor?
The plural of furor is furors.

Words near furor in the dictionary

  1. furophanate
  2. furopyrimidine
  3. furopyrimidines
  4. furoquinoline
  5. furoquinolines
  6. furor
  7. furor uterinus
  8. furore
  9. furores
  10. furors
  11. furos

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: furor (page history and authors); furor (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Furor (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); furor (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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