炎上

えんじょうenjou

noun · suru verb · intransitive

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

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