炎上 | Japanese meaning

炎上【えんじょう】

Frequency rank: 14,875. – 14,927.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; intransitive verb

going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building)
stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mobcolloquialism

Forms

炎上【えんじょう】Frequency rank: 14,875. – 14,927.
えんじょう

Generated definitions (experimental)

going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building)

Refers to an actual physical fire that causes extensive damage. It is often used in news reporting or storytelling to describe a disaster where something is engulfed in flames.

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Last night, the old warehouse went up in flames.

がい街、。

A building in the shopping district was engulfed in flames, and many people evacuated.

stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

This meaning is used to describe a situation where someone or something becomes widely criticized on social media or online platforms, often leading to backlash or outrage from the public.

、。

That statement quickly stirred up a storm of criticism, and there was a lot of backlash.

、。

His tweet went viral for all the wrong reasons, receiving thousands of negative comments.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to go up in flamesincident of going up in flamesonline outrageoutrage marketingrisk of going up in flamesto invite controversystate of being in flames (or under criticism)controversial videotweet that caused outragecomedian who becomes the target of online backlash

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

Wiktionary

Example sentences

3 results

1. 。

He had the good fortune to be rescued from the burning building.

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2. 。

The ship went up in flames.

Tatoeba

3. 。

The house was in flames.

Tatoeba

炎上【えんじょう】

Frequency rank: 14,875. – 14,927.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; intransitive verb

going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building)
stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mobcolloquialism

Forms

炎上【えんじょう】Frequency rank: 14,875. – 14,927.
えんじょう

Generated definitions (experimental)

going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building)

Refers to an actual physical fire that causes extensive damage. It is often used in news reporting or storytelling to describe a disaster where something is engulfed in flames.

、。

Last night, the old warehouse went up in flames.

がい街、。

A building in the shopping district was engulfed in flames, and many people evacuated.

stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

This meaning is used to describe a situation where someone or something becomes widely criticized on social media or online platforms, often leading to backlash or outrage from the public.