inflamed

CEFRB2

/ɪnˈfleɪmd/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Red, swollen, and painful because of injury or infection.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Appearing to be in flames; as if made of fire.

Examples

  • Don't scratch your mosquito bite. It'll get inflamed.

  • My left heel is inflamed.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Aroused in temper, liable to violence

  2. Resulting from or affected by inflammation.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of inflame

Synonyms

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Question 1 · Quick check

The doctor said the wound was red and blank because of an infection.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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