INFLAMMATION

/ɪnfləˈmeɪʃən/ ► audio Scrabble 19 Words With Friends 24

Definition

  1. noun a response of body tissues to injury or irritation. — synonyms: redness, rubor
  2. noun the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up. — synonyms: excitement, excitation, fervor, fervour
  3. noun arousal to violent emotion. — synonyms: inflaming
  4. noun the act of setting something on fire. — synonyms: ignition, firing, lighting, kindling

Examples

  • “an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties”

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