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Outburst

//ˈaʊtˌbɝst// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sudden, often violent expression of emotion or activity.

    "The man greeted us with an outburst of invective."

  2. 2
    a sudden violent disturbance wordnet
  3. 3
    an unrestrained expression of emotion wordnet
  4. 4
    a sudden intense happening wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To burst out. intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English outbersten, outbresten. Cognate with Dutch uitbarsten (“to erupt; burst out”), German ausbersten (“to burst out; erupt”). By surface analysis, out- + burst.

Etymology 2

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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