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outbreak

/ˈaʊtˌbɹeɪk/

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What does outbreak mean?

noun

  1. An eruption; the sudden appearance of a rash, disease, etc.
  2. A sudden increase.
  3. (figuratively) An outburst or sudden eruption, especially of violence and mischief.
More meanings (2)

noun

  1. Synonym of breakout (“escape from prison”).

verb

  1. To burst out or break forth.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈaʊtˌbɹeɪk/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Rowland listened to this outbreak, as he often had occasion to listen to Roderick’s heated monologues, with a number of mental restrictions.
Henry JamesRoderick HudsonProject Gutenberg ebook #176
Whatever the German attitude, and we could hardly expect it to be friendly, the strangle-hold at the outbreak of war was inevitable.
Victor LefebureThe Riddle of the Rhine: Chemical Strategy in Peace and WarProject Gutenberg ebook #1272
More book examples (2)
There was a wild outbreak of anger below, and the mob swarmed in from all around, and there we were treed, and prisoners.
Mark TwainA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtProject Gutenberg ebook #86
On the discovery of the plan for the outbreak, Turner fled to the swamps, followed by those who had joined in the insurrection.
William Wells BrownClotelle; Or, The Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; Or, The President's DaughterProject Gutenberg ebook #241