Dictionary

outburst en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈaʊ̯tˌbɜːst/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈaʊ̯tˌbɝst/ (General-American)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

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

Forms

Antonyms

inburst

Deriveds

super outbreak · superoutburst · tornado outbreak · outburster

Synonyms

firestorm · blast · upheaval · explosion · spate

outburst en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˌaʊ̯tˈbɝst/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌaʊ̯tˈbɜːst/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To burst out.

Forms

Translations (30)

gd maoim (a sudden expression of emotion) · ka აფექტი (a sudden expression of emotion) · uk вибух (a sudden expression of emotion) · eo eksplodo (a sudden expression of emotion) · gl arroutada (a sudden expression of emotion) · it scroscio (a sudden expression of emotion) · pl przypływ (a sudden expression of emotion) · it esplosione (a sudden expression of emotion) · es prorrumpimiento (a sudden expression of emotion) · pl wybuch (a sudden expression of emotion) · bg изблик (a sudden expression of emotion) · mi rukenga (a sudden expression of emotion) · pl eksplozja (a sudden expression of emotion) · es arrebato (a sudden expression of emotion) · tl silakbo (a sudden expression of emotion) · gl arrouto (a sudden expression of emotion) · fi tunteenpurkaus (a sudden expression of emotion) · mi rukenga riri (a sudden expression of emotion) · ru вспы́шка (a sudden expression of emotion) · fr transport (a sudden expression of emotion) · es arrechucho (a sudden expression of emotion) · pt surto (a sudden expression of emotion) · gl rauto (a sudden expression of emotion) · ru взрыв (a sudden expression of emotion) · ca desencadenament (a sudden expression of emotion) · ca rampell (a sudden expression of emotion) · uk спалах (a sudden expression of emotion) · es arranque (a sudden expression of emotion) · it scoppio (a sudden expression of emotion) · es arrebatamiento (a sudden expression of emotion)