A sudden outbreak of wild excitement, anger, or public outrage about something.
From Latin 'furor' meaning 'rage' or 'madness,' derived from 'furere' meaning 'to rage.' The word entered English in the 1700s to describe intense emotional disturbances, whether angry or frenzied.
This word perfectly captures that moment when a scandal hits social media—the whole internet erupts simultaneously. The Romans used the same word for both divine possession and uncontrollable anger, showing they understood that intense emotion looks the same whether it's righteous fury or just mob mentality.
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