outburst
An intense period of activityAn intense period of activity.
» Your outburst made many people uncomfortable.
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2 sensesAn intense period of activity.
The man greeted us with an outburst of invective.
a sudden intense happening
A sudden, often violent expression of emotion
an outburst of anger
a sudden violent disturbance
Examples
22 sentencesYour outburst made many people uncomfortable.
Music is an outburst of the soul.
ruМузыка - это порыв души. — marafon
What was the point of that outburst?
They would unquestionably diminish his bellicose outbursts.
Yanni is known for his emotional outbursts.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English outbersten, outbresten. Cognate with Dutch uitbarsten (“to eInherited from Middle English outbersten, outbresten. Cognate with Dutch uitbarsten (“to erupt; burst out”), German ausbersten (“to burst out; erupt”). By surface analysis, out- + burst.
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Forms
plural: outburstsSynonyms
12 synonyms- a sudden violent disturbance:tumultuous disturbance
- a sudden intense happening:burstflare-up
- an unrestrained expression of emotion:effusiongushblowupebullition