furore

noun

fu·​rore ˈfyu̇r-ˌȯr 

-ər,

 especially British  fyu̇-ˈrȯ-rē

1

: furor sense 3

2

: furor sense 4b

Synonyms

• ado
• alarums and excursions
• ballyhoo
• blather
• bluster
• bobbery
• bother
• bustle
• clatter
• clutter [chiefly dialect]
• coil
• commotion
• corroboree [Australian]
• disturbance
• do [chiefly dialect]
• foofaraw
• fun
• furor
• fuss
• helter-skelter
• hoo-ha
• hoo-hah
• hoopla
• hubble-bubble
• hubbub
• hullabaloo
• hurly
• hurly-burly
• hurricane
• hurry
• hurry-scurry
• hurry-skurry
• kerfuffle [chiefly British]
• moil
• pandemonium
• pother
• row
• ruckus
• ruction
• rumpus
• shindy
• splore [Scottish]
• squall
• stew
• stir
• storm
• to-do
• tumult
• turmoil
• uproar
• welter
• whirl
• williwaw
• zoo

Examples of furore in a Sentence

the store's going-out-of-business sale caused such a furore that security guards had to be called in to restore order

baseball fans in a furore as the game stretched to 11 innings

Recent Examples on the Web

The photographer left Benetton in 2000 after a furore over a campaign featuring images of US prisoners on death row. —Reuters, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025

Maresca ensured the furore was quickly a thing of the past. —Simon Johnson and Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024

Yet, with all the furore, businesses across the world continue to use AI to improve operations, increase efficiency, and drive innovation. —Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024

The social-media furore began on November 24, when a Reddit user posting under the handle u/Crosswayboy, shared a snap of the crab arancini balls that were served to him and his wife during dinner at Paradiso in San Leandro, California, the night before. —Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from Latin furor

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

furore

noun

fu·​rore ˈfyu̇r-ˌōr 

-ˌȯr

: furor sense 2