Associations to the word «Firestorm»

Wiktionary

FIRESTORM, noun. A fire whose intensity is greatly increased by inrushing winds.
FIRESTORM, noun. An intense or violent response.

Dictionary definition

FIRESTORM, noun. A storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area.
FIRESTORM, noun. An outburst of controversy; "the incident triggered a political firestorm".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche