Definitions for outbreakˈaʊtˌbreɪk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
out•breakˈaʊtˌbreɪk(n.)
a sudden occurrence; eruption:
the outbreak of war.
a sudden manifestation:
an outbreak of hives.
an outburst.
an insurrection, revolt, or mutiny.
a riot.
Princeton's WordNet
outbreak, eruption, irruption(noun)
a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
"the outbreak of hostilities"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
outbreak(noun)ˈaʊtˌbreɪk
a time when many people in the same area get an illness
an outbreak of the flu
Wiktionary
outbreak(Noun)
An eruption, sudden appearance
Any epidemic outbreak causes understandable panic
outbreak(Noun)
A sudden increase.
There has been an outbreak of vandalism at the school.
outbreak(Noun)
An outburst or sudden eruption, especially of violence and mischief.
There has been an outbreak of broken windows in the street.
outbreak(Noun)
An uproar, riot
Poorly trained officers can't control a prison outburst without excessive repression
outbreak(Noun)
A geological layer that breaks out
outbreak(Verb)
To burst out
outbreak(Verb)
To break forth
Origin: From *, from utabrecan, equivalent to . Cognate with uitbreken, ausbrechen.
Translations for outbreak
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- uitbreking, uitbarstingAfrikaans
- إنْتِشار، نُشوبArabic
- избухванеBulgarian
- erupçãoPortuguese (BR)
- vypuknutíCzech
- der AusbruchGerman
- udbrudDanish
- ξαφνικό ξεκίνημα, ξέσπασμαGreek
- estallidoSpanish
- puhkemineEstonian
- وقوعFarsi
- puhkeaminenFinnish
- déclenchementFrench
- הִתפָּרצוּתHebrew
- प्रादुर्भावHindi
- izbijanje, početakCroatian
- kitörésHungarian
- pecahnyaIndonesian
- það að brjótast út; upphafIcelandic
- scoppioItalian
- ぼっ発Japanese
- 돌연한 발생Korean
- staigi pradžia/kilimasLithuanian
- izcelšanās; uzliesmojumsLatvian
- meletusnyaMalay
- het uitbrekenDutch
- utbruddNorwegian
- wybuchPolish
- وقوعPersian
- واقع كيدلPashto
- erupçãoPortuguese
- izbucnireRomanian
- (внезапное) начало; вспышкаRussian
- vypuknutieSlovak
- izbruhSlovenian
- izbijanjeSerbian
- utbrottSwedish
- การเกิดขึ้นอย่างรุนแรงและทันทีทันใดThai
- patlak verme, baş göstermeTurkish
- 爆發Chinese (Trad.)
- раптовий початокUkrainian
- پھوٹ پڑنا، آغازUrdu
- bùng nổVietnamese
- 爆发Chinese (Simp.)
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