Outburst

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A sudden, violent display, as of activity or emotion: an outburst of indignation.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To burst out.
  • n. a sudden, violent expression of emotion or activity
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A bursting forth.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To burst out.
  • n. A breaking or bursting out; a violent issue or discharge; an outbreak: as, an outburst of wrath.
  • n. In mining:
  • n. A sudden outbreak of gas or water in a mine.
  • n. The outcrop.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an unrestrained expression of emotion
  • n. a sudden violent disturbance
  • n. a sudden intense happening
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    outbreak    burst   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    outbreak    exclamation    manifestation    surge    gust    frenzy    spasm    shout    impulse    burst