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inflammatory

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ɪnˈflæmətɔri/ · UK /ɪnˈflæmətəri/

inflammatory means: Likely to make people angry or cause arguments and trouble.

adjective

PROVOKING ANGERC1

Likely to make people angry or cause arguments and trouble.

  • His inflammatory remarks upset everyone.
  • She removed the inflammatory comments from the website.
  • The speaker used inflammatory language to stir up the crowd.

Similar words: provocative, incendiary

Opposites: conciliatory

Common phrases: inflammatory remarks, inflammatory language, inflammatory speech

Questions about inflammatory

What does inflammatory mean?

Likely to make people angry or cause arguments and trouble.

What is inflammatory in other languages?

Türkçe: kışkırtıcı · Español: incendiario · Français: incendiaire · Deutsch: aufwieglerisch · Italiano: provocatorio · 日本語: 扇動的な

How do you pronounce inflammatory?

In American English /ɪnˈflæmətɔri/; in British English /ɪnˈflæmətəri/.

How do you use inflammatory in a sentence?

His inflammatory remarks upset everyone. She removed the inflammatory comments from the website.

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