Concetti Chiave
- 'Inflame' is often used to describe intense anger rather than its literal meaning of setting something on fire.
- Physical inflammation refers to a condition where a body part becomes red, swollen, hot, and painful due to illness or injury.
- Examples of physical inflammation include an inflamed ankle after an injury and joint inflammation in arthritis.
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like aspirin and ibuprofen are commonly used to treat inflammation.
- 'Enrage' is a synonym for 'inflame' when describing someone becoming very angry, leading to impaired judgment.
Meaning of 'inflame'
To inflame literally means to set fire to something, but it is rarely used in this sense. More often people say inflame when they are talking about someone getting very, very angry. Sarah was inflamed by the report means the report made Sarah very, very mad. You can also use it to refer to a physical problem. For example, when a part of the body becomes red, swollen, hot and painful, it becomes inflamed.
Ex: When Sarah learned that her employer had edited her report and made major changes, she became inflamed. She was so angry she couldn't even talk to her about it.
Examples of physical inflammation
Ex: I fell in a pothole last summer and twisted my ankle. It wasn't painful at first, so I ignored it. But after a day in the hot, humid weather it became so inflamed that it doubled in size and I couldn't even walk. I had to go to the hospital for a steroid injection.
The condition in which a part of the body becomes red, swollen, hot and painful because of an illness or injury is called inflammation. Medicines like aspirin and ibuprofen that are used for this are called non-steroidal anti-inflammatories or NSAIDs. Another word for making someone very, very angry like inflame is enrage. When someone is enraged they can't even think clearly.
Ex: One of the most common symptoms of arthritis is inflammation of the joints in the hands. It makes everyday tasks like opening a bottle or typing an email very painful. Taking a NSAID like aspirin can help.
Examples of intense anger
Ex: When Julia learned that her best friend was now going out with her ex-boyfriend she was enraged. She couldn't believe she could do that without even asking if Julia would mind.
Domande da interrogazione
- What does the term 'inflame' typically refer to in everyday language?
The term 'inflame' is often used to describe someone becoming very, very angry, rather than its literal meaning of setting something on fire. For example, Sarah was inflamed by a report, meaning it made her extremely mad.
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