炎上

Chinese

flame; inflammation; ‑itis
 
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
simp. and trad.
(炎上)

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 炎上

Pronunciation


Noun

炎上

  1. (neologism, Internet slang, of a topic) drawing intense debate; receiving heated criticism

Verb

炎上

  1. (neologism, Internet slang, of a topic) to draw intense debate; to receive heated criticism

Japanese

Kanji in this term
えん
Grade: S
じょう
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Noun

炎上 (hiragana えんじょう, rōmaji enjō)

  1. going up in flames, to be consumed in flames (especially for a building)
  2. (Internet) of a topic, receiving immense amounts of negative attention

Verb

炎上する (intransitive, suru conjugation, hiragana えんじょうする, rōmaji enjō suru)

  1. to go up in flames, to be destroyed by fire
  2. (Internet) of a topic, to receive immense amounts of negative attention
  3. (baseball) of a pitcher, to have the opposite team score a lot

Conjugation

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