Outburst
/ˈaʊtˌbɝst/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A sudden, often violent expression of emotion or activity.
"The man greeted us with an outburst of invective."
- 2 a sudden violent disturbance wordnet
- 3 an unrestrained expression of emotion wordnet
- 4 a sudden intense happening wordnet
Verb
- 1 To burst out. intransitive
Example
More examples"Ursula's outburst was rather unbusinesslike."
Etymology
From Middle English outbersten, outbresten. Cognate with Dutch uitbarsten (“to erupt; burst out”), German ausbersten (“to burst out; erupt”). By surface analysis, out- + burst.