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I'd only read a bit of the first book. And I just knew about all the media furor over it. But I'd not read books 2 or 3. I'd just read a bit of it. And I'd seen the films.
David Thewlis

Meaning of "furor" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FUROR

furor  [ˈfjʊərɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUROR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Furor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FUROR


bedstraw
ˈbɛdˌstrɔː
braw
brɔː
craw
krɔː
crore
krɔː
draw
drɔː
frore
frɔː
jackstraw
ˈdʒækstrɔː
korero
ˈkɒrərɔː
maror
mɑːˈrɔː
overdraw
ˌəʊvəˈdrɔː
prore
prɔː
raw
rɔː
redraw
riːˈdrɔː
roar
rɔː
straw
strɔː
surrenderor
səˈrɛndərɔː
top-drawer
ˌtɒpˈdrɔː
updraw
ʌpˈdrɔː
uproar
ˈʌpˌrɔː
withdraw
wɪðˈdrɔː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FUROR

furniture
furniture beetle
furniture depot
furniture mover
furniture polish
furniture remover
furniture shop
furniture store
furniture van
Furnivall
furore
furosemide
furphies
furphy
furr
furred
furrier
furrieries
furriery
furriest

WORDS THAT END LIKE FUROR

adjuror
assuror
computer error
conjuror
Conqueror
emperor
error
horror
human error
juror
mirror
nonjuror
petit juror
petty juror
rear-view mirror
standard error
terror
trial and error
type I error
vanity mirror

Synonyms and antonyms of furor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FUROR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «furor» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of furor

Translation of «furor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FUROR

Find out the translation of furor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of furor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «furor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

愤怒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

furor
570 millions of speakers

English

furor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उत्तेजना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغضب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фурор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

furor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উন্মাদনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

scandale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keganasan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Aufsehen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

騒動
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

열광
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Furor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hoan nghinh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பதட்டத்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्सुकता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

taşkınlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

furore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

furor
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фурор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

furor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παραφορά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

woede
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

furoren
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

furor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of furor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FUROR»

The term «furor» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.226 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FUROR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about furor

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2 QUOTES WITH «FUROR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word furor.
1
Pat Boone
Then the album created a tremendous furor and got me kicked off Christian television for two months, and then restored after they settled down and listened to the music and realized there was nothing wrong with it.
2
David Thewlis
I'd only read a bit of the first book. And I just knew about all the media furor over it. But I'd not read books 2 or 3. I'd just read a bit of it. And I'd seen the films.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUROR»

Discover the use of furor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to furor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fire from Ice: Searching for the Truth Behind the Cold ...
Discusses the furor over the announcement that scientists had succeeded in producing controlled nuclear fusion at ordinary temperatures, describes the further research that has been done, and argues that cold fusion may still eventually be ...
Eugene F. Mallove, 1991
2
Der Furor
Fahey contends that America is under attack from its own government. "Der Furor" weaves the news he says Washington hides into a disturbing, yet touching tale of suspense as everyday Americans fight evil in the year 2040.
Robert Edward Fahey, 2004
3
Reading Vergil's Aeneid: An Interpretive Guide
Pietas and imperiun, as characteristic Roman values, are in this book ranged against furor, on the divine (Juno), natural (storm), and political (the raging mob) level. Viktor Poschl inferred a specific set of analogous oppositions (good/bad, ...
Christine G. Perkell, 1999
4
Lucan im 21. Jahrhundert
Using quis furor as line opener thus connects the very beginning of the Pharsalia, via an ecstatic vision of the totality of the civil wars, with the most important part of the epic. Statius, again, puts the exclamation quis furor to good use in the ...
Christine Walde, 2005
5
Furor and Mystery & Other Writings
Rene Char (1907-1988) was one of France's most respected 20th century poets.
René Char, Mary Ann Caws, Nancy E. Kline, 2011
6
World Dictionary of Foreign Expressions: A Resource for ...
A insane person cannot enter into a contractual obligation or a business transaction because he/she is unable to understand what he/she is doing. Cf. insanus est qui etc. furor contrahi matrimonium non sinit quia consensu opus est. [L. furor ...
Gabriel Adeleye, Kofi Acquah-Dadzie, Thomas J. Sienkewicz, 1999
7
Vergil's Empire: Political Thought in the Aeneid
Vergil thus symbolizes the meaning of Rome as the solution to the problem of governing Furor: Rome is to be that community that is no longer subject to the unforeseen irruptions of Furor into the world, in whose foundation there is better ...
Eve Adler, 2004
8
Psychoanalysis and Pedagogy
The. True. Teacher. and. the. Furor. to. Teach. M. Robert. Gardner. A teacher is a peculiar person. A teacher of psychoanalysis is particularly peculiar; not content to practice one impossible profession, he or she practices two. Those who know ...
Stephen Appel, 2008
9
Novel Education: Psychoanalytic Studies of Learning and Not ...
From the beginning of my student teaching, I was involved in two furors: the furor to teach and the furor to teach my politics. I was convinced that teaching is a political activity and that my work was to convince my students of their political ...
Deborah P. Britzman, 2006
10
Aufstieg U Niedergang D Roemwelt Teil 2 Bd 37/3
Un secondo excursus lessicografico di Cicerone, all, riguarda il significato di insania e di furor, e dei quasi-corrispondenti termini greci uavia e UE- XayxoA.ia. La differentia ehe Cicerone formula fra insania e furor e sostanzial- mente ...
Hildegard Temporini, Wolfgang Haase, Joseph Vogt, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUROR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term furor is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Mirkarimi deflects blame in furor over Pier 14 killing
San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi blamed federal prison and immigration officials Friday for the chain of events that led to the release of a ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
2
OPM Director Katherine Archuleta Resigns Amid Furor Over Data …
Embattled Office of Personnel Management Director Katherine Archuleta announced Friday she is resigning, one day after the government ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
3
Reddit chief Ellen Pao quits amid furor
Ellen Pao has stepped down from her Reddit CEO position after a moderator revolt revealed "the good, the bad and the ugly" of the site to her. «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
4
Reddit chief Ellen Pao quits amid furore
Ellen Pao has stepped down from her Reddit CEO position after a moderator revolt revealed "the good, the bad and the ugly" of the site to her. «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
5
Fire and brimstone sign ignites furor
A reader board sign at Town & Country Lanes decrying a recent SCOTUS decision went viral earlier this week. (KEIZERTIMES/Andrew ... «Keizertimes, Jul 15»
6
Furor rages over ICANN and Facebook's bid to publish home …
A row over online privacy and domain-name ownership has reached its peak on the last day of its public comment period. The proposal put ... «The Register, Jul 15»
7
Amid Common Core Furor, NJ Announces Review of Standards
The New Jersey Department of Education has announced a review intended to improve curriculum standards in language arts and ... «AllMediaNY, Jul 15»
8
Ariana Grande Sparks Instagram Furor With 'I Hate America' Joke …
Ariana Grande Sparks Instagram Furor With 'I Hate America' Joke, Rude Behavior In Doughnut Shop. By Nidhi Tewari on July 08 2015 12:50 ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
9
Furor as Turkish politician excuses attack on visitors with 'slitty-eyes'
Furor as Turkish politician excuses attack on visitors with 'slitty-eyes'. Turkish nationalists demonstrate in front of the Chinese Embassy in ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
10
Felon in immigration furor pleads not guilty
Felon in immigration furor pleads not guilty to San Francisco shooting. REUTERS. Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Reddit0 Email0. SAN FRANCISCO ... «Toledo Blade, Jul 15»

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