Vocabulary
der
Shitstorm
/ˈʃɪtˌstɔʁm/· noun· Pl. die Shitstorms
storm of online outrage, social media backlash (colloquial)
Der Shitstorm — a wave of angry, often abusive posts against a person or a company; the word is so established in German that it was chosen Anglicism of the Year.
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- Singular
- der Shitstorm
- Plural
- die Shitstorms
- Genitiv
- des Shitstorms
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Shitstorm
online backlash
Nach dem missglückten Werbespot brach ein Shitstorm über das Unternehmen herein.
After the botched advert, the company was hit by a storm of online outrage.
Word family
Shitstormder Sturmthe storm (the German cognate of -storm)der Candystorma wave of positive posts (playful)
Common combinations
- einen Shitstorm auslösento trigger a backlash
- in einen Shitstorm geratento get caught in a storm of outrage
- einen Shitstorm aushaltento weather a backlash
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
die Empörungswelle
Real examples
- Ein unbedachter Satz in einer Talkshow löste einen Shitstorm aus.A thoughtless remark on a talk show triggered a storm of online outrage.
- Die Firma entschuldigte sich erst, als der Shitstorm nicht abebbte.The company only apologised when the backlash did not die down.
- Wer sich öffentlich äußert, muss heute mit einem Shitstorm rechnen.Anyone who speaks out in public today has to reckon with an online backlash.
