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breakout

breakout

18 4.4
A sudden appearance or rise of something, for example skin spots and fast sales
  • noun
  • /ˈbreɪkaʊt/
translation icon : brote
  • After weeks of stress, she experienced a breakout of acne on her forehead.
  • pores and breakouts
  • skin breakout
  • acne breakouts

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Examples

  • Not lots of breakouts, but odd irritation breakouts, peeling skin, dry skin.

  • It helps clear up my acne breakouts, helps clear up any of my eczema.

  • I have a couple of little breakouts happening.

  • I do have some active breakouts going on.

  • Perhaps there is nothing more devastating than having a huge pimple breakout, especially right before a huge event.

  • I want to clarify what is causing the breakouts so I can know how to properly treat them.

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  • A terrific way to lower your acne breakouts is to manage the quantity of stress in your life.

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  • When the dead skin cells aren't shed, acne breakouts occur faster.

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  • Clean sheets mean less bacteria to clog your pores and fewer breakouts and other skin problems.

  • I have experienced breakouts, headaches, fatigue, bloating, lower back pains, and sore muscles.

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Synonyms

burst
vsbreakout
57 3.5

A short, strong period of activity or feeling

is a sudden appearance or increase often used for visible things or prices
flare
vsbreakout
  • Specialized
13 7.2

A sudden red area on the skin or a return of symptoms

is a broader sudden appearance or increase beyond medical symptoms
flare-up
vsbreakout
11 6.0

A sudden increase in violence, anger, or symptoms

is a sudden appearance or rise that can be neutral or positive
eruption
vsbreakout
  • Specialized
4 4.9

A sudden rash of red spots that appears on the skin

is about sudden increases or appearances in many areas not only surfaces
skin eruption
vsbreakout
  • Specialized
1 4.9

Raised red or swollen patches that suddenly appear on the skin

is a general sudden appearance or increase not limited to body surfaces
stubborn breakout
vsbreakout
7.5

A skin blemish that is hard to get rid of

is a sudden appearance that is brief rather than long lasting

Antonyms

439 3.9

A gradual loss in amount, quality, or value

5 7.9

A decrease in size, amount, or importance

Compounds

A skin blemish that is hard to get rid of

How Sudden

explosion
74 3.0
surge
132 4.2
breakout
18 4.4
appearance
408 2.6
emergence
56 4.9

Surface Forms

breakout singular
breakouts plural

Morphology

breakout = break + out (semi-transparent) = break + out

The sense of a sudden eruption or surge is an extended nominal use of 'break out', so the component meanings only partly predict the specialized meaning.

Etymology

Breakout is made of break and out, like something 'breaking' 'out' of a surface and suddenly appearing. That is why a breakout can mean a sudden rise in activity or a sudden set of spots on the skin.