fu·ror 
(fyrôr′, -ər)
(fyrôr′, -ər)n.
1. A general commotion; public disorder or uproar.
2. Violent anger; frenzy.
3. A fashion adopted enthusiastically by the public; a fad.
4. A state of intense excitement or ecstasy.
[Middle English furour, wrath, fury, from Old French fureur, from Latin furor, from furere, to rage.]