炎上

えんじょう

going up in flames

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Meanings

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

Its kanji

In sentences

船ふねが炎上えんじょうした。 The ship went up in flames. #141184

家いえは炎上えんじょうしていた。 The house was in flames. #187011