furore

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

furore
    n 1: an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always
         follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"
         [syn: {fad}, {craze}, {furor}, {furore}, {cult}, {rage}]
    2: a sudden outburst (as of protest) [syn: {furor}, {furore}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

furore \fu*ro"re\, n. [It.]
   Excitement; commotion; enthusiasm. [Also spelled {furor}.]
   [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

37 Moby Thesaurus words for "furore":
      ado, brouhaha, bustle, chic, coil, commotion, craze, cry,
      disturbance, enthusiasm, excitement, fad, flurry, foofaraw, furor,
      fuss, hubbub, hurly-burly, mania, mode, obsession, outburst,
      pother, rage, ruckus, rumpus, shindig, stir, style, to-do, tumult,
      turmoil, uproar, vogue, whirl, whirlpool, whirlwind

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