flare-up
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6.0
- noun
- /ˈflɛrˌʌp/
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brote (síntomas)
- Authorities worried that a flare-up of violence could disrupt the peace talks.
Oh, I've got this flare up of anxiety.
- Oh, I've got this flare up of anxiety.
- Sometimes it manifests itself in your joints as a flare up of arthritis, joint pain.
- And so perhaps, you know, you know, alcohol resulted in angry flare ups.
- And I recall one month in my intern year, the one that was the most challenging was where I had a flare up of my IBD.
- But I just, I need to take care of it now more than ever because I just can have rosacea flare ups.
- And there have been so many skin care brands and beauty brands, brands that have just told me that it's not beautiful to have breakouts, to have flare ups, to have redness on your skin.
- It also just increases joint pain in general and can cause flare ups of skin conditions like acne and eczema and others.
- And I had a massive flare up of my dermatitis the day before I came on this trip and I was really, really upset.
- My UC would affect me in flare ups, so it wasn't like this daily thing that I had to deal with and I have to be careful about my diet and things like that.
- Use me before bedtime spaces out flare ups of severe dryness.
- But in months, weeks, years, another flare up happens.
- Right now I feel like I'm kind of getting back into my old skin care like pre eczema flare up type of skin care.
Examples
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I still have some pain, and every once in a while I have flare-ups, but I can manage them much better.
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Many factors can trigger the flare-up or worsening of symptoms.
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I asked him what he thought of the latest flare-up between Israel and Hamas.
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If Jen had done what you just described, the flare-up never would have happened.
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And I had a massive flare up of my dermatitis the day before I came on this trip and I was really, really upset.
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Recently, I was hospitalized with a flare-up of an autoimmune issue more common in younger people.
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I have IBS and have suffered terribly with my bowel flare-ups in the past.
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A flare-up in civil fighting preceded a drop from 3,327 visitors in 1990 to 2,480 in 1991.
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The flare-up of emotions during the meeting shocked everyone present.
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The community reacted strongly to the flare-up of protests following the controversial decision.
Synonyms
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3.5
A sudden start of disease or violence that affects many people
83
3.9
A sudden strong show of feeling like anger or laughter
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3.5
A short, strong period of activity or feeling
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3.0
A sudden strong burst of emotion or noise
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6.5
A sudden, strong public reaction of anger or criticism
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4.4
A sudden appearance or rise of something, for example skin spots and fast sales
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6.1
A sudden angry outburst showing strong emotion
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5.3
A sudden strong feeling such as anger or excitement
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4.3
A sudden violent outburst of feeling or action
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3.6
A short busy time when many people do things quickly
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5.7
A sudden strong flash of flames or energy that happens quickly
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7.2
A sudden strong feeling that comes up in a person
A sudden violent outbreak of harm like disease or fighting
A sudden very angry reaction that people show loudly or violently
A short sudden moment when someone becomes very angry because things go wrong
A sudden strong argument that ends a relationship or situation
A sudden short time when many strong feelings happen at once
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Flare-up comes from the word flare ('a sudden burst of flame or light') and up ('rise'), so imagine a small flame that suddenly grows. That's why a flare-up means a sudden, strong rise in things like violence, pain, or anger.