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   furore

   /ˌfjʊ(ə)ˈrɔːri/

   noun

   • 1. an outbreak of public anger or excitement: "the verdict raised a furore over the role of courtroom psychiatry"
   • ▪ a wave of enthusiastic admiration; a craze: "it was little thought that they would excite such a furore among stamp collectors"

   Word Origin late 18th century: from Italian, from Latin furor, from furere ‘be mad, rage’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   • U

     1

   • R

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