If part of your body is inflamed, it is red or swollen, usually as a result of an infection, injury, or illness. Symptoms include red, itchy and inflamed skin. a part of your body that is inflamed is red and swollen, because it is injured or infected
lighted with red light as if with flames; "streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees"; "the inflamed clouds at sunset"; "reddened faces around the campfire"
arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"
{f} excite, incite, arouse, instigate; anger, enrage, irritate; redden, cause swelling in the body; light, set on fire; burst into flame; fill with passion
become inflamed; get sore; "His throat inflamed" cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint" arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred
If something inflames a situation or inflames people's feelings, it makes people feel even more strongly about something. The General holds the rebels responsible for inflaming the situation. to make someone's feelings of anger, excitement etc much stronger