outburst
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈaʊtˌbɜrst/
- His sudden outburst of anger surprised everyone at the meeting.
- an emotional outburst
- a violent outburst
- an outburst of violence
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Watch on YouTubeHe says it's not an outburst of relief or joy.
- He says it's not an outburst of relief or joy.
- They're more prone to outbursts of violence, aggression.
- And almost the next day, surprisingly, you could see this outburst of sympathy for her.
- Tics is on the spectrum of Tourette's, you know, some verbal outbursts.
- Commutative patient prone to spontaneous violent outbursts.
- Except for the occasional angry outburst, they don't happen very often.
- The kids learn to control their parents through not necessarily emotional outbursts, but the threat of emotional outbursts.
- If you are subject to passion or peevishness, these are the things that can, you know, produce the outbursts or incidents of, of anger.
- My dad what had problems with anger, huge outbursts of anger.
- One person will still incline to readily to outbursts of rage.
- It's just, you know, a kind of outburst.
Examples
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- Private, I'm sorry for this sudden emotional outburst, but you need to focus!
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Over what must have been a period of months, these outbursts became the rule rather than the exception.
Academic text (1999) -
Another outburst like this, and I'll clear the court.
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You know better than to make such an outburst.
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I'm afraid your outburst this evening will cost you.
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One more outburst, and I'll hold you in contempt.
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And almost the next day, surprisingly, you could see this outburst of sympathy for her.
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We're not here to listen to outbursts of this kind, but to serve justice.
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"I am afraid that I must charge you two demerits for your outburst, Mr. Sutton."
Fiction book (1992) -
Members of the jury, I'm gonna instruct you to disregard this outburst.
Synonyms
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3.5
A short, strong period of activity or feeling
39
4.2
A sudden large flow, for example of water, or a strong expression of feeling
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3.0
A sudden strong burst of emotion or noise
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6.0
A sudden increase in violence, anger, or symptoms
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5.3
A sudden strong feeling such as anger or excitement
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6.1
A sudden angry outburst showing strong emotion
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3.6
A sudden strong feeling that is hard to control
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5.9
A strong show of feeling, often in speech or writing
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7.9
A strong, open expression of feelings
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5.8
A short sudden moment when someone becomes very angry because things go wrong
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9.9
A sudden strong show of feeling, for example loud joy or anger
A strong show of feeling that seems too much
A sudden very angry reaction that people show loudly or violently
A sudden violent crowd event that causes confusion and danger
A sudden strong argument that ends a relationship or situation
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Etymology
The word outburst is made from out ('out') and burst ('break open suddenly'), so imagine a balloon that suddenly bursts and everything comes out. That's why an outburst is a sudden, strong expression of feeling or activity.