firestorm

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firestorm

noun firestorms · fire storm · fire-storm

  1. A fire whose intensity is greatly increased by inrushing winds.
  2. figuratively An intense or violent altercation; an intense or violent response; an outburst (as of controversy) In the print firestorm that followed the publication of the royal couple's letters, the generalissima was one polemical touchstone. The Annotations to The Kings Cabinet Opened itself depicted the queen as an enemy to king and country: […]

Similar: conflagration

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Similar: conflagration

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noun Fire intensity greatly increased by winds

Españoltormenta ígnea, conflagración
한국어불바람 bulbaram
DeutschFeuersturm

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@misc{firestorm_2026,
  title = {firestorm},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/firestorm},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}