How to say "inflammatory" in Japanese

• 挑発的ちょうはつてきCommon
  na-adjectiveCovers the figurative sense: remarks, statements, or behavior that deliberately provoke or inflame an audience. A common word, and the one you want for inflammatory speech — comments that spark outrage or argument.
• 炎症性えんしょうせい
  no-adjectiveThe medical sense: inflammatory as in involving or causing inflammation. This is the term for inflammatory diseases and responses in medical contexts; it has nothing to do with provocative speech and is less common.
• 扇情的せんじょうてき
  na-adjectiveReally means sensational: emotionally charged content that whips up feelings, as in sensationalist reporting. For inflammatory remarks or speech meant to provoke, it is seldom the word you want, and it is less common.

Choose 挑発的 for inflammatory remarks or behavior meant to provoke, 炎症性 for the medical sense of inflammation, and 扇情的 for sensational, emotion-stirring content, remembering the last two are less common.

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• 挑発的ちょうはつてきprovocative
• 炎症性えんしょうせいinflammatory
• 扇情的せんじょうてきsensational