inflamed
adjective/ɪnˈfleɪmd/
/ɪnˈfleɪmd/
- (of a part of the body) red, painful and hot because of infection or injury
- an inflamed and swollen finger
Synonyms painfulpainfulsore ▪ raw ▪ inflamed ▪ excruciating ▪ burning ▪ itchyThese words all describe something that causes you physical pain.painful causing you physical pain. Painful can describe a part of the body, illness, injury, treatment or death: Is your knee still painful? • a series of painful injections • a slow and painful death sore (of a part of the body) painful and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much:- a sore throat
- Their feet were sore after hours of walking.
- The skin on her feet had been rubbed raw.
- The wound had become inflamed.
- She felt a burning sensation in her throat.
- an itchy rash
- I feel itchy all over.
- sore/inflamed/itchy eyes
- raw/inflamed/itchy skin
- a painful/an excruciating death
- a painful/burning sensation
- excruciating/burning pain
Extra ExamplesTopics Health problemsc2- Her joints are severely inflamed.
- His finger was swollen and inflamed.
- The wound had become inflamed.
- an inflamed Achilles tendon
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- get
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- severely
- acutely
- chronically
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- (of people, feelings, etc.) very angry or excited
- an inflamed crowd
- a man inflamed with jealousy
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