"inflammations" in the noun sense
1. inflammation, redness, rubor
a response of body tissues to injury or irritation characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
2. excitement, excitation, inflammation, fervor, fervour
the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
"his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"
"he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation"
3. inflammation, inflaming
arousal to violent emotion
4. ignition, firing, lighting, kindling, inflammation
the act of setting something on fire
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