Meaning of inflamed in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ɪnˈfleɪmd/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    inflamed

    Definitions

    1. resulting from inflammation

    Examples

    • « hot and swollen and reddened »
    • « eyes inflamed with crying »

    Synonyms

  2. 2. lighted with red light as if with flames

    Examples

    • « streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees »
    • « the inflamed clouds at sunset »
    • « reddened faces around the campfire »

    Synonyms

  3. 3. adorned with tongues of flame

    Synonyms

Famous quotes

  • « I understand by this passion the union of desire, friendship, and tenderness, which is inflamed by a single female, which prefers her to the rest of her sex, and which seeks her possession as the supreme or the sole happiness of our being. »
    Edward Gibbon
  • « Whatever hysteria exists is inflamed by mystery, suspicion and secrecy. Hard and exact facts will cool it. »
    Elia Kazan

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