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Definitions for outbreak
ˈaʊtˌbreɪkout·break
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Princeton's WordNet
outbreak, eruption, irruptionnoun
a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
"the outbreak of hostilities"
GCIDE
outbreaknoun
A sudden beginning of a violent event; as, the outbreak of hostilities between ethnic groups.
outbreaknoun
A sudden occurrence or manifestation; -- usually of disease or emotion, in one person or a group; as, an outbreak of measles among the students; he had an outbreak of shingles; an outbreak of nervousness in the mob.
Wiktionary
outbreaknoun
An eruption, sudden appearance
Any epidemic outbreak causes understandable panic
outbreaknoun
A sudden increase.
There has been an outbreak of vandalism at the school.
outbreaknoun
An outburst or sudden eruption, especially of violence and mischief.
There has been an outbreak of broken windows in the street.
outbreaknoun
An uproar, riot
Poorly trained officers can't control a prison outburst without excessive repression
outbreaknoun
A geological layer that breaks out
outbreakverb
To burst out
outbreakverb
To break forth
Etymology: From *, from utabrecan, equivalent to. Cognate with uitbreken, ausbrechen.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Outbreaknoun
That which breaks forth; eruption.
Etymology: out and break.
Breathe his faults so quaintly,
That they may seem the taints of liberty,
The flash and outbreak of a fiery mind. William Shakespeare.
Wikipedia
Outbreak
In epidemiology, an outbreak is a sudden increase in occurrences of a disease in a particular time and place. It may affect a small and localized group or impact upon thousands of people across an entire continent. Four linked cases of a rare infectious disease may be sufficient to constitute an outbreak. Outbreaks include epidemics, which term is normally only used for infectious diseases, as well as diseases with an environmental origin, such as a water or foodborne disease. They may affect a region in a country or a group of countries. Pandemics are near-global disease outbreaks when multiple countries across the world are infected.
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outbreak
An outbreak refers to a sudden or significant increase in the occurrence, spread, or incidence of a particular disease or health-related situation within a specific geographic area or population group. It can often indicate a cluster of cases that are significantly higher than what is typically expected.
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Outbreak
Outbreak is a term used in epidemiology to describe an occurrence of disease greater than would otherwise be expected at a particular time and place. It may affect a small and localized group or impact upon thousands of people across an entire continent. Two linked cases of a rare infectious disease may be sufficient to constitute an outbreak. Outbreaks may also refer to epidemics, which affect a region in a country or a group of countries, or pandemics, which describe global disease outbreaks.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Outbreak
owt′brāk, n. a breaking out: eruption: a disturbance of the peace.—v.i. Outbreak′, to burst forth.—ns. Out′breaker, a wave which breaks on the shore or on rocks; Out′breaking.
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break out
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The numerical value of outbreak in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
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The numerical value of outbreak in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of outbreak in a Sentence
I know it is tough and I want to get this economy moving as fast as I can but I refuse to throw away all the effort and the sacrifice of the British people and to risk a second major outbreak and huge loss of life and the overwhelming of the NHS.
The strain of the monkeypox virus affecting patients in this outbreak is the West African clade and that is less severe than other known clades [such as] the Congo Basin clade, meaning that in historical outbreaks in Africa it has led to fewer deaths. analysis from many more patients will be needed to determine how long monkeypox has been circulating in the U.S. and elsewhere.
Cholera is a deadly disease that inordinately affects young children, one of the most powerful ways we can respond to this outbreak is by equipping schoolchildren with the information and tools they need to protect themselves and their families.
The latest outbreak of hostilities ... poses a serious threat to our operations, production and the national economy.
It is not known how the COVID-19 pandemic and the social distancing measures may affect the circulation of viruses that can cause AFM, or if COVID-19 will impact the health care system's ability to promptly recognize and respond to AFM, if social distancing measures decrease circulation of enteroviruses this year, AFM cases may be fewer than expected or the outbreak may be delayed.
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