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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.
The four of them stare at the burning building.
He had the good fortune to be rescued from the burning building.
The nest easily caught fire and continued to burn for a while.
I don't want to see you get flamed online over a careless remark either.
When we hurriedly looked out the window, our school gym was in flames.