inflammation
- noun
- /ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən/
- Archaic
:
ignición
- "When it's about Syria, Libya, Tunisia, China, where bad consequences don't matter (might even be desired!), incendiary inflammation should be allowed, freed, encouraged, even sponsored.
OK, Now inflammation is basically like dumping gasoline onto the road and lighting it on fire.
- OK, Now inflammation is basically like dumping gasoline onto the road and lighting it on fire.
Examples
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The firefighter expertly controlled the inflammation of the blaze, ensuring it didn't spread further.
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OK, Now inflammation is basically like dumping gasoline onto the road and lighting it on fire.
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The rapid inflammation of the materials made it clear that safety precautions were necessary.
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After the initial inflammation, the team worked quickly to extinguish the fire before it spread.
Synonyms
157
1.0
The act of setting something on fire to destroy it
24
3.8
Starting a fire or making something begin to burn
21
5.4
Making something burn, for example starting a bonfire
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3.5
The act of starting a fire
2
2.8
The act of burning something on purpose
Compounds
- Specialized
A painful swelling of the thin lining inside the belly covering the organs
How Intense
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Inflammation comes from the Latin inflamare, which means 'to set on fire' and is the same root as the English word flame. So when we use inflammation for fire, it simply means the act or moment of something being set on fire.