flared up
Blazed up again
Flared up describes a sudden intensification or recurrence.
A disease flares up when symptoms return or worsen after a period of remission: My arthritis flared up in the cold weather.
Conflicts and tempers flare up when they erupt suddenly: Violence flared up along the border.
Fires flare up when flames surge with renewed intensity.
Intense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- temperState of mind
- outburstSudden emotional release
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
indignation · hostility · wrath · exasperation · irritation · animosity · bitterness · erupted
Visible burning combustion
- blazeIntense burning fire
- ignitedCaused to burn
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
spark · kindled · burning · smoldering · inferno · conflagration · rekindled · torch
Protective tissue response
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- rednessCrimson-hued state
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
infection · pain · itching · burning · sensitivity · tenderness · aggravated · reactive
Increased in severity
- heightenedIncreased in degree
- worsenedDeclined in quality
- aggravatedIntensified or vexed
- amplifiedIncreased in strength
increased · exacerbated · surged · mounted · deepened · magnified · accelerated · spiraled
Violent sudden release
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- spikeSharp rise or point
surge · onset · episode · attack · relapse · awakening · reemergence · recrudescence
rage
Intense, violent anger
resentment · indignation · hostility · wrath · exasperation · irritation · animosity · bitterness · erupted · snapped
flames
Visible burning combustion
- blazeIntense burning fire
- ignitedCaused to burn
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
embers · spark · kindled · burning · smoldering · inferno · conflagration · rekindled · torch · wildfire
inflammation
Protective tissue response
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- rednessCrimson-hued state
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
soreness · infection · pain · itching · burning · sensitivity · tenderness · aggravated · reactive · blistered
escalated
Increased in severity
- heightenedIncreased in degree
- worsenedDeclined in quality
- aggravatedIntensified or vexed
amplified · increased · exacerbated · surged · mounted · deepened · magnified · accelerated · spiraled · snowballed
eruption
Violent sudden release
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
spike · surge · onset · episode · attack · relapse · awakening · reemergence · recrudescence · activation
bell-bottoms
Flared-leg trousers
palazzo · skirt · jeans · trousers · hem · silhouette · retro · seventies · disco
flared upsubsided
Decreased in intensity
died down · abated · diminished · ebbed · faded
flared upcalmed down
Became less upset
cooled off · simmered down · de-escalated · defused · settled down
flared updied out
Ceased to exist entirely
went out · extinguished · cleared up · subsided · abated