furorenoun [ S ]
UK US furor uk/fjʊˈrɔː.ri/us/ˈfjʊr.ɔːr/a sudden excited or angry reaction to something by a lot of people:
The government's decision to raise taxes has caused a great furore.
the furore over his latest film
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Anger and displeasure
- acrimonious
- anger
- animus
- annoyance
- bad feeling
- flap
- get the hump idiom
- gorge
- grit
- grit your teeth idiom
- grudge
- hard feelings idiom
- hissy fit
- irritation
- resent
- resentful
- slow burn
- sour grapes idiom
- spite
- tantrum
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