firestorm

Noun firestorm has 2 senses

• firestorm(n = noun.phenomenon) - a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area;
is a kind of storm, violent storm

• firestorm(n = noun.communication) - an outburst of controversy; "the incident triggered a political firestorm"
is a kind of arguing, argument, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, tilt