[syn: furor, furore]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
furore \fu*ro"re\, n. [It.]
Excitement; commotion; enthusiasm. [Also spelled furor.]
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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, furore, cult, rage]
2: a sudden outburst (as of protest) [syn: furor, furore]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
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