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 painfulpainful- sore
- raw
- inflamed
- excruciating
- burning
- itchy
- 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.
- raw (of a part of the body) red and painful, for example because of an infection or because the skin has been damaged:
- The skin on her feet had been rubbed raw.
- inflamed (of a part of the body) painful, red and hot because of an infection or injury:
- The wound had become inflamed.
- excruciating extremely painful. Excruciating can describe feelings, treatments or death but not parts of the body: an excruciating throat/back/knee.
- burning painful and giving a feeling of being very hot:
- She felt a burning sensation in her throat.
- itchy giving an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; having this feeling:
- 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 Illnessc2- Her joints are severely inflamed.
- Her finger was swollen and inflamed.
- The wound had become inflamed.
- an inflamed Achilles tendon
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- get
- …
- severely
- acutely
- chronically
- …
- (of people, feelings, etc.) very angry or excited
- an inflamed crowd
- a man inflamed with jealousy