"shitstorm" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-shitstorm.ogg [Australia] Forms: shitstorms [plural]
Etymology: 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), burdel [masculine] (Polish), sajgon [masculine] (Polish), meksyk [masculine] (Polish), срач (srač) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-shitstorm-en-noun-TCIWvPgn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 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 Disambiguation of 'Considerable backlash.': 3 97

Inflected forms

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