Vocabulary
Furore
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
an outbreak of public anger or excitement.
Urdu meaning
ہنگامہ، جوش و خروش،جنون، غصہ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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When he made his complaint against `errant journalism`, the law minister seemed particularly upset at the furore over jailed former prime minister Imran Khan`s health.
Dawn Editorials —
Guided truths
— 2026-02-20
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This caused a furore in India.
Dawn Editorials —
India caves
— 2026-02-07
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Even as the dead are still being counted and identified, it can be said the bigger tragedy will be when the fire is forgotten, when the furore dies down, when normality returns, and people get back to work once again.
Dawn Editorials —
Fighting fires
— 2026-01-22
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The move sparked a furore in Dhaka, which banned the broadcast of the IPL in the country and asked the ICC to shift its World Cup matches from India.
Dawn Editorials —
Cricket concerns
— 2026-01-11
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session of the Parliament appeared to be the anti-climax of the furore in the Constitution Hall during the Constituent Assembly session the day before.
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Seventy-five years ago Agriculture body
— 2025-01-08
Synonyms
commotion, uproar, outcry, disturbance, hubbub, hurly-burly, fuss, upset, tumult
Antonyms
calm, peacefulness, silence
Curator example
“the verdict raised a furore over the role of courtroom psychiatry”
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