Meanings
Readings
Common Words
flame; blaze
flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building)
Colloquial
stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
Medicine
pneumonia
inflammation; irritation
sweltering heat
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
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Constituents
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Mnemonic Stories
Fighting fire with fire might just inflame the situation.
The wizard tried to cast a fire spell on a fire elemental. This only made it stronger, transforming it into a roaring inflammation elemental.
The chefโs special hot sauce is called โDouble Inferno.โ Itโs like putting a fire on top of another fire in your mouth, causing immediate inflammation.
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