outbreak
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈaʊtˌbreɪk/
:
brote (enfermedad)
- But then in May, an outbreak of bubonic plague struck in the port of Marseilles.
- an outbreak of violence
- a disease outbreak
- an outbreak of war
That's not enough transmission to cause an outbreak, but it's clearly happening.
- That's not enough transmission to cause an outbreak, but it's clearly happening.
- And there's this sudden outbreak of brutality.
- Did your income go down because of the outbreak?
- Realise that kids going back to school will always cause some problems and and outbreaks of infections.
- I worked on a different project having to do with outbreak detection for infectious diseases.
- You know, how often do these disease outbreaks happen?
- And Heidi would like to know why aren't there anymore outbreaks?
- But actually they figured out that seven people from the original outbreak had never been to the market.
- So I think we can be relatively reassured whilst wanting to make sure these outbreaks don't get any further.
Examples
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India is currently in the grips of its worst outbreak of dengue fever in years.
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A mob is building up, and sporadic outbreaks of violence are being reported.
Fiction book (2001) -
I mean, they had a small outbreak and they shut down the port for a month.
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With any outbreak, there is a patient zero.
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The outbreak moved faster this time.
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Nobody lived there after the outbreak.
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Eleven deaths have now been reported since the outbreak began three days ago.
Fiction book (1993) -
So we might talk of an outbreak of influenza in New Haven.
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An outbreak of cholera would look extremely bad on a report, would it not, sir?
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The sudden outbreak of the virus forced the city to implement strict quarantine measures.
Synonyms
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4.6
A disease that spreads to many people in one area at the same time
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5.9
A large number of unpleasant events that happen suddenly
30
7.6
A sudden violent attack, often by soldiers or severe weather
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6.0
A sudden increase in violence, anger, or symptoms
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4.3
A sudden violent outburst of feeling or action
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3.7
A fast increase that affects many people or places
A sudden violent outbreak of harm like disease or fighting
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Etymology
The word outbreak is made from out- and break, giving the image of something 'breaking out' suddenly. That's why an outbreak means the sudden start of something bad, like a disease or violence.