furore /fjuˈrɔ: ri; ˈfjʊərɔ:(r); US ˈfjʊər- / (especially US furor /ˈfjʊərɔ:(r); US /) noun [sing.] furore (about/over sth) great anger or excitement shown by a number of people, usually caused by a public event
The Secret Society series caused a political furore in 1987.