Furor — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

a sudden outburst (as of protest)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fjˈʊɹɹɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/fjˈʊəɹə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fjˈʊəɹə/

2 syllables Say it as /fjˈʊɹɹɚ/.

Examples

he always follows the latest fads
it was all the rage that season

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

furore fad cult rage craze

Parts of Speech

noun	an interest followed with exaggerated zeal “he always follows the latest fads”
noun	a sudden outburst (as of protest)

Word Forms

faddy	adjective	intensely fashionable for a short time
faddist	noun	a person who subscribes to a variety of fads
crazy	adjective	intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aufregung

ein Interesse, dem mit übertriebenem Eifer gefolgt wurde

🇫🇷French

scandale

un intérêt suivi avec un zèle exagéré

🇮🇹Italian

furore

un interesse seguito con zelo esagerato

🇳🇱Dutch

woede

een belangstelling gevolgd door overdreven ijver

🇷🇺Russian

фурор

интерес, сопровождаемый преувеличенным рвением

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्तेजना

अतिरंजित उत्साह के साथ रुचि का पालन किया गया

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষোভ

একটি আগ্রহ অতিরঞ্জিত উদ্দীপনা সঙ্গে অনুসরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

சீற்றம்

ஒரு ஆர்வம் மிகைப்படுத்தப்பட்ட வைராக்கியத்துடன் தொடர்ந்தது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆవేశం

ఒక ఆసక్తి అతిశయోక్తితో అనుసరించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

संताप

अतिशयोक्तीपूर्ण आवेशाने स्वारस्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

રોષ

અતિશયોક્તિપૂર્ણ ઉત્સાહ સાથે અનુસરવામાં આવેલ રસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೋಲಾಹಲ

ಉತ್ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಿತ ಉತ್ಸಾಹದಿಂದ ಹಿಂಬಾಲಿಸಿದ ಆಸಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോപം

അതിശയോക്തി കലർന്ന തീക്ഷ്ണതയോടെ ഒരു താൽപ്പര്യം പിന്തുടരുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁੱਸਾ

ਅਤਿਕਥਨੀ ਜੋਸ਼ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਇੱਕ ਦਿਲਚਸਪੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہنگامہ

مبالغہ آمیز جوش کے ساتھ دلچسپی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

轰动

兴趣伴随着夸张的热情

🇯🇵Japanese

大騒ぎ

関心の後に誇張された熱意が伴う

🇰🇷Korean

격렬한 감격

관심이 뒤따른 과장된 열성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự giận dữ

sự quan tâm theo sau với sự nhiệt tình quá mức

🇹🇭Thai

ความโกรธเกรี้ยว

ความสนใจตามมาด้วยความกระตือรือร้นที่เกินจริง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kehebohan

minat yang diikuti dengan semangat yang berlebihan

🇵🇭Filipino

galit

isang interes na sinundan ng labis na kasigasigan

🇲🇾Malay

kegeraman

minat diikuti dengan semangat yang keterlaluan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضجة

اهتمام يتبعه حماسة مبالغ فيها

🇮🇷Persian

خشم

علاقه ای که با غیرت اغراق آمیز دنبال می شد

🇹🇷Turkish

öfke

abartılı bir şevkle takip edilen bir ilgi

🇮🇱Hebrew

זעם

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