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flare-up en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Deverbal from flare up.

Meanings

1. A sudden outbreak, outburst or eruption (originally of flame, but now used more generally of any violent activity or emotion).
   • But what I do think is that there's likely to be a regular flare-up soon. And how can one tell where that may end? If only I could get Ambrose to take me away somewhere! But he won't budge. 1933, Richard Curle, Corruption, page 75:
   • The disadvantage of the underfired grill is the potential for flareups, which can cause a burned spot or carbonization. Not only do these taste bad, but they are also carcinogenic. 2009, Peter Osbaldeston, The Palm Springs Diner's Bible: A Restaurant Guide for Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, la Quinta, Bermuda Dunes, Indio, and Desert Hot Springs, Gretna, La.: Pelican Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 250:
2. A sudden intensification in activity.
3. An inflammation such as of tendons (tendonitis) or joints (osteoarthritis).
   • Although Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis are chronic, they are characterized by periods of remission that last for varying amounts of time, interrupted by flare-ups, when symptoms of the disease become more evident. 2000, Jon Zonderman, Ronald Vender, Understanding Crohn Disease and Ulcerative Colitis:

Forms

Antonyms

flameout · flameout · burnout · burnout

Hypernyms

exacerbation

Synonyms

flare

Translations (18)

fi tulehdus (inflammation such as of tendons or joints) · tr hiddet (outbreak, outburst or eruption) · fi leimahdus (sudden intensification in activity) · cs vzplanutí (outbreak, outburst or eruption) · tr ânî öfke (outbreak, outburst or eruption) · cmn 驟然加劇 /骤然加剧 (sudden intensification in activity) · cmn 發炎 /发炎 (inflammation such as of tendons or joints) · fi purkaus (outbreak, outburst or eruption) · hi भभका (outbreak, outburst or eruption) · cmn 爆發 /爆发 (outbreak, outburst or eruption) · tr patlama (outbreak, outburst or eruption) · es brote (outbreak, outburst or eruption) · ru вспы́шка (outbreak, outburst or eruption) · pl rozbłysk (outbreak, outburst or eruption) · ar ثَوَرَان (outbreak, outburst or eruption) · tr tutuşma (outbreak, outburst or eruption) · tr parlayıverme (outbreak, outburst or eruption) · tr ânî alevlenme (outbreak, outburst or eruption)