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Meanings of furor in English

Portuguese
arrebato
Catalan
ravata
Spanish
arrebato

An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.

arrebato
Usage of furor in English
1
The Samoan question; furor consularis; missionary squabbles; reasonableness of Minister von Bulow.
Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 2
2
The rising furor has heightened interest in how the impeachment process works.
The Irish Times
3
Law had heard the furor and wisely escaped to the Palais Royal.
Millionaire: the philanderer, gambler, and duelist who invented ...
4
The publication of this belief in 1863 aroused a furor of controversy.
A History of Science — Volume 4
5
The furor over the case had died down, but everyone still remembered.
Rage of angels
6
There'd been a public furor... recruiting... government disapproval and then suppression... hmmm.
Cities in Flight
7
Even the New England saw-mill units have caused a furor of enthusiasm.
The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II
8
Mahket rode full of furor into the reavers, swinging a great battle-axe.
Brotherhood of the Wolf
9
And Liz had also called him about the furor in the tabloids.
The cottage
10
The resulting furor has complicated her bid for Kelly Ayotte's Senate seat.
NY Magazine
11
Jeanne Moos of CNN did a funny little segment on the furor.
Rock and Ice Magazine
12
Arles will have to lie low here until the furor dies down.
The devil she knows
13
The furor over the funds has also waned as market conditions have deteriorated.
Reuters
14
Trump created a furor in September when he refused to make that commitment.
Reuters
15
Despite the furor the school is still open, and looks anything but horrific.
Reuters
16
It was the practical, ready, rational furor of the Latin race.
Overland: A Novel
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United States of America
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