Vocabulary

What does 炎上 (えんじょう, enjou) mean?

炎上 (えんじょう, enjou) means going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building).

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Readingえんじょう
Romajienjou
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
えんじょう
enjou

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

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building)
  2. 2noun · suru verb · intransitive stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

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