FUROR
What does "FUROR" mean?
An outbreak of public anger, excitement, or controversy.
Meanings
- A sudden wave of public outrage, indignation, or intense excitement. The leaked memo caused a furor that dominated the news for a week.
- A craze or fashionable enthusiasm for something. The new gadget created quite a furor among collectors. formal
Did you know?
- The same Latin root behind a public 'furor' also names 'furor poeticus' - the 'poetic frenzy' or divine madness that classical thinkers believed seized poets when they created.
Word origin
From Latin 'furor' (rage, madness, frenzy), from 'furere' (to rage, be mad); the British spelling 'furore' retains the Italian-influenced final 'e'.
Remember it
FUROR shares its root with 'furious' and 'fury' - all from Latin 'furere', to rage. A furor is fury gone public.
A little poem
One match, a careless word-
by noon the whole street is smoke
and no one struck it twice.
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What it teaches
Outrage spreads faster than the fact that started it, and rarely waits to check it.
Quick facts
What does FUROR mean?
An outbreak of public anger, excitement, or controversy.
Is FUROR a valid word?
Yes — FUROR is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FUROR?
FUROR has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does FUROR come from?
From Latin 'furor' (rage, madness, frenzy), from 'furere' (to rage, be mad); the British spelling 'furore' retains the Italian-influenced final 'e'.
What can FUROR teach us?
Outrage spreads faster than the fact that started it, and rarely waits to check it.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.