"shitstorm" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-shitstorm.ogg Forms: shitstorms [plural]
Etymology: From shit + storm. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|shit|storm}} shit + storm Head templates: {{en-noun}} shitstorm (plural shitstorms)
  1. (slang, derogatory, vulgar) A chaotic and unpleasant or violent situation. Tags: derogatory, slang, vulgar Translations (violent situation.): paskamyrsky (Finnish), bordel [masculine, vulgar] (French), merdier [masculine, vulgar] (French), panade [colloquial, feminine] (French), שיט סטורם (shít stórm) [masculine] (Hebrew), burdel [masculine] (Polish), sajgon [masculine] (Polish), meksyk [masculine] (Polish), срач (srač) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-shitstorm-en-noun-TCIWvPgn Disambiguation of 'violent situation.': 96 4
  2. (idiomatic, vulgar) Considerable backlash from the public. Tags: idiomatic, vulgar Translations (Considerable backlash.): herrie (Afrikaans), shitstorm [common-gender] (Danish), paskamyrsky (Finnish), Shitstorm [masculine] (German), gównoburza [Internet, feminine] (Polish), chryja [feminine] (Polish), срач (srač) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-shitstorm-en-noun-nUrnYTeh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of 'Considerable backlash.': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cook up a storm, shit-stirrer

Inflected forms

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