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.