Incendiary — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a criminal who illegally sets fire to property

a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnsˈɛndjɚɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnsˈɛndjəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnsˈɛndjəɹi/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪnsˈɛndjɚɹi/.

Examples

an incendiary fire
an incendiary agent
incendiary bombs

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

incendiary bomb rabble-rousing incitive firebomb inflammatory instigative seditious arsonist firebug

Parts of Speech

noun	a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
noun	a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)
adjective	involving deliberate burning of property “an incendiary fire”
adjective	arousing to action or rebellion
adjective	capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily “an incendiary agent”

Word Forms

arson	noun	malicious burning to destroy property
firebomb	verb	attack with incendiary bombs
incite	verb	provoke or stir up
inflame	verb	arouse or excite feelings and passions
instigate	verb	provoke or stir up
sedition	noun	an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

brandstiftend

ein Krimineller, der illegal Eigentum anzündet

🇫🇷French

incendiaire

un criminel qui met illégalement le feu à une propriété

🇪🇸Spanish

incendiario

un criminal que prende fuego ilegalmente a una propiedad

🇮🇹Italian

incendiario

un criminale che dà fuoco illegalmente alla proprietà

🇳🇱Dutch

brandgevaarlijk

een crimineel die illegaal eigendommen in brand steekt

🇵🇹Portuguese

incendiário

um criminoso que ilegalmente ateia fogo em propriedade

🇷🇺Russian

зажигательный

преступник, который незаконно поджигает имущество

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आग लगानेवाला

एक अपराधी जो अवैध रूप से संपत्ति में आग लगाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অগ্নিসংযোগকারী

একজন অপরাধী যে অবৈধভাবে সম্পত্তিতে আগুন দেয়

🇮🇳Tamil

தீக்குளிக்கும்

சட்டவிரோதமாக சொத்துக்களுக்கு தீ வைக்கும் குற்றவாளி

🇮🇳Telugu

దాహక

అక్రమంగా ఆస్తికి నిప్పంటించే నేరస్థుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

आग लावणारा

बेकायदेशीरपणे मालमत्तेला आग लावणारा गुन्हेगार

🇮🇳Gujarati

આગ લગાડનાર

એક ગુનેગાર જે ગેરકાયદેસર રીતે મિલકતને આગ લગાડે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆಂಕಿಯಿಡುವ

ಅಕ್ರಮವಾಗಿ ಆಸ್ತಿಗೆ ಬೆಂಕಿ ಹಚ್ಚುವ ಅಪರಾಧಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജ്വലിക്കുന്ന

നിയമവിരുദ്ധമായി വസ്തുവകകൾക്ക് തീയിടുന്ന ഒരു കുറ്റവാളി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੱਗ ਲਗਾਉਣ ਵਾਲਾ

ਇੱਕ ਅਪਰਾਧੀ ਜੋ ਗੈਰ ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ ਨੂੰ ਅੱਗ ਲਗਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

آگ لگانے والا

ایک مجرم جو غیر قانونی طور پر املاک کو آگ لگاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

燃烧的

非法放火焚烧财产的罪犯

🇯🇵Japanese

焼夷弾

不法に物に放火する犯罪者

🇰🇷Korean

방화범

불법적으로 재산에 불을 지른 범인

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gây cháy

một tên tội phạm đốt tài sản trái phép

🇹🇭Thai

ก่อความไม่สงบ

อาชญากรที่จุดไฟเผาทรัพย์สินอย่างผิดกฎหมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembakar

seorang penjahat yang secara ilegal membakar properti

🇵🇭Filipino

nagsusunog

isang kriminal na ilegal na nagsusunog ng ari-arian

🇲🇾Malay

pembakar api

penjenayah yang membakar harta benda secara haram

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حارقة

مجرم يشعل النار في الممتلكات بشكل غير قانوني

🇮🇷Persian

آتش زا

جنایتکاری که به طور غیرقانونی اموال را به آتش می کشد

🇹🇷Turkish

yangın çıkarıcı

yasadışı olarak mülkü ateşe veren bir suçlu

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַבעִיר

פושע שמצית רכוש שלא כדין

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