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outburst

/ˈaʊ̯tˌbɝst/ noun

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noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about outburst at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. An intense period of activity.
    The man greeted us with an outburst of invective.
  2. A sudden, often violent expression of emotion
    an outburst of anger

verb

  1. To burst out.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English outbersten, outbresten. Cognate with Dutch uitbarsten (“to erupt; burst out”), German ausbersten (“to burst out; erupt”). By surface analysis, out- + burst.

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