Definitions for outburstˈaʊtˌbɜrst
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
out•burstˈaʊtˌbɜrst(n.)
a sudden and violent release or outpouring:
an outburst of tears.
a sudden spell of activity.
a public disturbance; riot.
a bursting forth; eruption.
Origin of outburst:
1650–60
Princeton's WordNet
effusion, gush, outburst, blowup, ebullition(noun)
an unrestrained expression of emotion
outburst, burst, flare-up(noun)
a sudden intense happening
"an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning"
outburst, tumultuous disturbance(noun)
a sudden violent disturbance
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
outburst(noun)ˈaʊtˌbɜrst
a sudden display of strong emotion
angry outbursts
Wiktionary
outburst(Noun)
a sudden, violent expression of emotion or activity
The man let out an outburst of invective
outburst(Verb)
To burst out.
Translations for outburst
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- uitbarsting, losbarstingAfrikaans
- إنْفِجار، نَوْبَة غَضَبArabic
- експлозияBulgarian
- explosãoPortuguese (BR)
- výbuchCzech
- der AusbruchGerman
- udbrud; -udbrudDanish
- ξέσπασμα, έκρηξη (μτφ.)Greek
- explosiónSpanish
- purseEstonian
- طغیانFarsi
- räjähdysFinnish
- explosionFrench
- הִתפָּרצוּתHebrew
- विस्फोटHindi
- eksplozija, udarCroatian
- kirobbanásHungarian
- ledakanIndonesian
- það að brjótast út; kastIcelandic
- esplosioneItalian
- ほとばしりJapanese
- 돌발, 분출, 폭발Korean
- protrūkis, prasiveržimasLithuanian
- izvirdumsLatvian
- tiba-tiba naik radangMalay
- uitbarstingDutch
- (vredes)utbruddNorwegian
- wybuchPolish
- طغیانPersian
- څپانده كيدل،انفجارPashto
- explosãoPortuguese
- izbucnireRomanian
- взрыв, вспышкаRussian
- výbuchSlovak
- izbruhSlovenian
- izlivSerbian
- utbrottSwedish
- การปะทุThai
- patlama, parlamaTurkish
- 爆發，噴出Chinese (Trad.)
- вибух, спалахUkrainian
- دھماکہ، ہيجانUrdu
- bùng raVietnamese
- 爆发，喷出Chinese (Simp.)
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