A sudden outbreak of wild excitement, anger, or public outrage; the British spelling of furor.
Italian spelling of the Latin 'furor,' adopted into British English in the 1800s. The Italian pronunciation influenced the spelling with the final 'e' and the stress on the second syllable.
British and American English split on this word—one spelling looks like quiet rage, the other sounds like it: the American 'furor' (short and clipped) versus British 'furore' (flowing and dramatic). It's a perfect example of how spelling can hint at pronunciation across different English dialects.
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