Added 9 October 2026 firestorm noun Categories: NatureLanguageRare Words noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about firestorm at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A fire whose intensity is greatly increased by inrushing winds. An intense or violent altercation; an intense or violent response; an outburst (as of controversy) Related Words: tempeststormfire-stormfirenadoflashfirefireblasthellfireinfernofire Back to today's word