Inflammatory — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

characterized or caused by inflammation

arousing to action or rebellion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnflˈæmətˌɔːɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnflˈamətəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnflˈamətəɹi/

5 syllables Say it as /ɪnflˈæmətˌɔːɹi/.

Examples

an inflammatory process
an inflammatory response

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rabble-rousing incitive instigative seditious incendiary

Parts of Speech

adjective	characterized or caused by inflammation “an inflammatory process”
adjective	arousing to action or rebellion

Word Forms

inflame	verb	cause inflammation in
incite	verb	provoke or stir up
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

entzündlich

gekennzeichnet oder durch eine Entzündung verursacht

🇫🇷French

inflammatoire

caractérisé ou causé par une inflammation

🇪🇸Spanish

inflamatorio

caracterizado o causado por inflamación

🇮🇹Italian

infiammatorio

caratterizzato o causato da infiammazione

🇳🇱Dutch

ontstekingsremmend

gekenmerkt of veroorzaakt door een ontsteking

🇵🇹Portuguese

inflamatório

caracterizado ou causado por inflamação

🇷🇺Russian

воспалительный

характеризующийся или вызванный воспалением

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भड़काऊ

सूजन की विशेषता या कारण

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রদাহজনক

বৈশিষ্ট্যযুক্ত বা প্রদাহ দ্বারা সৃষ্ট

🇮🇳Tamil

அழற்சி

வகைப்படுத்தப்படும் அல்லது வீக்கத்தால் ஏற்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

తాపజనక

లక్షణము లేదా వాపు వలన కలుగుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

दाहक

वैशिष्ट्यीकृत किंवा जळजळ झाल्यामुळे

🇮🇳Gujarati

દાહક

લાક્ષણિકતા અથવા બળતરાને કારણે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉರಿಯೂತದ

ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣ ಅಥವಾ ಉರಿಯೂತದಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോശജ്വലനം

സ്വഭാവം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വീക്കം മൂലമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੜਕਾਊ

ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਸੋਜਸ਼ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

اشتعال انگیز

خصوصیت یا سوزش کی وجہ سے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

发炎的

以炎症为特征或由炎症引起

🇯🇵Japanese

炎症性の

炎症を特徴とする、または炎症によって引き起こされる

🇰🇷Korean

염증성

염증으로 인해 특징이 있거나 발생하는 경우

🇻🇳Vietnamese

viêm

đặc trưng hoặc gây ra bởi viêm

🇹🇭Thai

อักเสบ

ลักษณะหรือเกิดจากการอักเสบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

inflamasi

ditandai atau disebabkan oleh peradangan

🇵🇭Filipino

nagpapasiklab

nailalarawan o sanhi ng pamamaga

🇲🇾Malay

radang

dicirikan atau disebabkan oleh keradangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التهابات

يتميز أو يسببه الالتهاب

🇮🇷Persian

التهابی

مشخص یا ناشی از التهاب است

🇹🇷Turkish

iltihaplı

Enflamasyonla karakterize edilen veya bunun neden olduğu

🇮🇱Hebrew

דַלַקתִי

מאופיינת או נגרמת על ידי דלקת

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