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furor

furor Furor is a historical term for an extreme, sudden burst of manic excitement, intense emotion, or anger.

Furor is a historical term for an extreme, sudden burst of manic excitement, intense emotion, or anger. In older psychology and psychiatry writing, it was described as often appearing in conditions such as mania, epilepsy, and hysteria, and sometimes as being aimed at a particular person or object.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Furor” (Furor).
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