Thursday, June 30, 2016

Imaginary word of the day: misinflame

The word came to me in a dream last night, as part of a headline I cannot remember:

misflame /ˌmis-in-ˈflām/ transitive verb
: to excite to excessive or uncontrollable action or feeling by means of false or misleading information
: to make more heated or violent by means of false or misleading information

Sample sentence: The candidate misinflamed the crowd with a series of falsehoods.
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11:19 a.m.: I went for a walk and a noun showed up:
misinflammation /ˌmis-in-flə-ˈmā-shən/ noun

: false or misleading information meant to excite its recipient to excessive or uncontrollable action or feeling
: the practice of using false or misleading information to excite in its recipient excessive or uncontrollable action or feeling
: a state of excessive or uncontrollable action or feeling resulting from false or misleading information

Sample sentences: The candidate specialized in stirring up his audiences with misinflammation . On the campaign trail, he practices misinflammation . A red face and raised voice may be signs that a person is in a state of misinflammation .
Other words from dreams
Alecry : Skeptiphobia

[My (post-dreaming) definitions draw upon Merriam-Webster and Random House.]

comments: 4

Chris said...

Perfect, Michael. A very useful coinage.

Michael Leddy said...

Thanks for the compliment, Chris.

stefan said...

I agree with Chris. This should not only be a real word--it ought to be the word of the year.

Michael Leddy said...

Thanks for the compliment, Stefan. I think it has a better shot than alecry . :)