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炎えん上じょう
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
1. going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building)
When we hurriedly looked out the window, our school gym was in flames.
2. stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
Why did it cause an online firestorm?
Kanji used
炎
intense flame
上
above
Pitch accent
え
んじょう
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Conjugations...Used in: 1010
Composed of
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
exploding in flames; erupting in flames
outrage marketing (deliberately stirring up controversy to generate publicity); shock advertising
outrage marketing (deliberately stirring up controversy to generate publicity); shock advertising
Examples (8 in total)
The house was in flames.
Why did it cause an online firestorm?
It's causing a huge online backlash, too.
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