usage: arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"
5. inflame, worsen, decline
usage: become inflamed; get sore; "His throat inflamed"
Adjective
1. inflamed, unhealthy (vs. healthy)
usage: resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened; "eyes inflamed with crying"
usage: lighted with red light as if with flames; "streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees"; "the inflamed clouds at sunset"; "reddened faces around the campfire"