inflamed
Hot and irritated
Inflamed describes tissue that is red, swollen, and often painful due to injury or infection: an inflamed appendix, inflamed gums.
The word extends to emotions, especially anger: Rumors inflamed public outrage.
Inflamed passions burn hot.
An inflamed situation has been made worse, often deliberately: His remarks only inflamed the controversy.
Abnormally enlarged
- redPrimary color, warm
- irritatedSlightly angered or bothered
- infectedInvaded by pathogens
- tenderSoft or sore
sore · painful · throbbing · hot · puffy · edema · erythema · rash
Became more scarlet
- flushedReddened from emotion
- sunburnedSkin reddened by UV
- blotchyIrregularly marked with patches
- rashyHaving skin irritation
irritated · chafed · raw · burning · stinging · itchy · hives · dermatitis
Intense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- wrathFierce, punishing anger
- incensedExtremely angry
- enragedExtremely, intensely provoked
infuriated · livid · fuming · seething · outrage · indignation · resentment · hostility
Filled with intense emotion
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
- ardentIntensely enthusiastic or devoted
- zealousPassionately eager and active
vehement · intense · heated · burning · fervid · charged · rousing · stirring
swollen
Abnormally enlarged
tender · sore · painful · throbbing · hot · puffy · edema · erythema · rash · abscess
reddened
Became more scarlet
rashy · irritated · chafed · raw · burning · stinging · itchy · hives · dermatitis · eczema
rage
Intense, violent anger
enraged · infuriated · livid · fuming · seething · outrage · indignation · resentment · hostility · animosity
impassioned
Filled with intense emotion
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
- ardentIntensely enthusiastic or devoted
zealous · vehement · intense · heated · burning · fervid · charged · rousing · stirring · incendiary
aggravated
Intensified or vexed
- annoyedMildly vexed
- botheredAnnoyed or disturbed
- exasperatedIntensely irritated, patience gone
frustrated · irked · nettled · peeved · vexed · riled · provoked · agitated · roused · stirred
- anti-inflammatory effectsReduction of tissue inflammation
- inflammatory diseasesIllnesses causing tissue irritation
- inflammatory rhetoric
- non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugsAnalgesics blocking prostaglandin synthesis
- anti-inflammatory propertiesAbility to reduce swelling
- inflammatory speechRhetoric meant to provoke anger
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