furor

fury, frenzy

noun foo-ROHR Rare

Origin: From Latin furor (rage, madness).

Usage Note

Furor can mean violent fury, but it is very commonly used to express a craze or sensation — hacer furor means 'to be all the rage, to take something by storm'. This idiomatic use is closer to 'furore' in British English than to raw anger. The word is invariable in form (the plural furores exists but is rare) and carries a slightly literary or journalistic tone.

Examples

"El nuevo cantante está haciendo furor."

Natural Translation

The new singer is taking the world by storm.

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