Etymology
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furore (n.)

1790, Italian form of furor, borrowed into English originally in the sense "enthusiastic popular admiration;" it later descended to mean the same thing as furor and lost its usefulness.

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furor (n.)

"rage, madness, angry mania," late 15c., furour, from Old French fureur (12c.), from Latin furor "a ravaging, rage, madness, passion," which is related to furia "rage, passion, fury" (see fury).

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Definitions of furore

furore (n.)
an interest followed with exaggerated zeal;
Synonyms: fad / craze / furor / cult / rage
furore (n.)
a sudden outburst (as of protest);
Synonyms: furor
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