furor
furor [ FYOO'R-awr ] | |
[ noun ] | |
MEANING : | |
1. a general disorder or general commotion 2. violent anger 3. a public outburst of excitement or ecstasy or a state of intense enthusiasm 4. a craze or fad. (Also, especially British, furore) | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
The poison pen letters circulating the campus created a furor among the students and had to be suppressed. | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | |
The ongoing foreclosure spectacle in the US, and the public furor it has stoked, probably won’t help Mozilo’s case. |
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