outbreak
An eruption; the sudden appearance of a rash, disease, etcAn eruption; the sudden appearance of a rash, disease, etc.
» She stayed inside during herpes outbreaks.
Sie blieb während der Herpesausbrüche drinnen.
Meaning
4 sensesAn eruption; the sudden appearance of a rash, disease, etc.
Any epidemic outbreak causes understandable panic.
Ausbruch, Auftreten, Entfesselung
вспы́шкаvspýška, взрывvzryv
A sudden increase.
There has been an outbreak of vandalism at the school.
sprunghafter Anstieg, plötzliche Zunahme, Massenvermehrung (biol.)
(figuratively)An outburst or sudden eruption, especially of violence and mischief.
There has been an outbreak of broken windows in the street.
Ausbruch, plötzliches Auftreten, Lawine
Synonym of breakout (“escape from prison”).
- a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
Examples
88 sentencesShe stayed inside during herpes outbreaks.
deSie blieb während der Herpesausbrüche drinnen. — BraveSentry
There's a measles outbreak in Europe.
The public took the outbreak seriously.
There will be outbreaks of rain overnight.
deÜber Nacht kommt es vereinzelt zu Regen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The city was devastated by the outbreak.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English outbreken, oute-breken, from Old English ūtābrecan (“to break out”), eFrom Middle English outbreken, oute-breken, from Old English ūtābrecan (“to break out”), equivalent to out- + break. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uutbreeke (“to break out, burst out”), West Frisian útbrekke (“to break out”), Dutch uitbreken (“to break out, burst out”), German ausbrechen (“to break out, erupt”).
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