Furore

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  furore \fu*ro"re\, n. [It.]
     Excitement; commotion; enthusiasm. [Also spelled {furor}.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  furore
       n 1: an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always
            follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that
            season" [syn: {fad}, {craze}, {furor}, {cult}, {rage}]
       2: a sudden outburst (as of protest) [syn: {furor}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  37 Moby Thesaurus words for "furore":
     ado, brouhaha, bustle, chic, coil, commotion, craze, cry,
     disturbance, enthusiasm, excitement, fad, flurry, foofaraw, furor,
     fuss, hubbub, hurly-burly, mania, mode, obsession, outburst,
     pother, rage, ruckus, rumpus, shindig, stir, style, to-do, tumult,
     turmoil, uproar, vogue, whirl, whirlpool, whirlwind