noun
- acts of deliberately setting fire to property; arson
- inflammatory or provocative speech or writing intended to incite violence or unrest
Usage: plural form
Usage: plural form; figurative
Examples
- The detective investigated multiple incendiarisms in the downtown area.
- The warehouse fires were ruled as incendiarisms rather than accidents.
- The politician’s speeches were criticized as incendiarisms that could spark riots.
- The newspaper editorial condemned the recent incendiarisms targeting government buildings.
- Police linked the string of incendiarisms to a single suspect.
- The community meeting addressed concerns about inflammatory incendiarisms on social media.