English Explanatory Dictionary

firestorm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A fire whose intensity is greatly increased by inrushing winds.
An intense or violent altercation; an intense or violent response; an outburst (as of controversy)

Word forms

firestorm firestorms fire storm fire-storm

Etymology

From fire + storm.

Synonyms

conflagration

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