outbreak

outbreak
I noun affray, aggression, agitation, assault, attack, bloodshed, blow up, brawl, breach, breach of the peace, burst, cataclysm, commotion, conflict, convulsion, declaration of war, disruption, disturbance, ebullition, eruption, explosion, ferocity, fit, flare-up, foment, fomentation, fracas, fray, fury, insurgence, insurrection, invasion, irruption, mayhem, mutinousness, mutiny, onslaught, outburst, overthrow of authority, paroxysm, proruption, quarrel, rage, raid, rebellion, revolt, revolution, riot, rising, rush, siege, spasm, strife, throe, thunder, torrent, unruliness, uprising, uproar, violent behavior, warfare II index bluster (commotion), brawl, embroilment, fracas, furor, inception, insurrection, mutiny, onset (commencement), outburst, outset, rebellion, revolt, revolution, riot, start, strife, threshold (commencement)

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  • Outbreak — Título Estallido (España) Epidemia (Hispanoamérica) Ficha técnica Dirección Wolfgang Petersen Producción Gail Katz Arnold Kopelson …   Wikipedia Español

  • outbreak — out break , n. 1. A bursting forth; eruption; insurrection; mutiny; revolt. Mobs and outbreaks. J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster] The flash and outbreak of a fiery mind. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A sudden beginning of a violent event; as, the outbreak… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • outbreak — (n.) eruption (of disease, hostilities, etc.), c.1600, from OUT (Cf. out) + BREAK (Cf. break) (v.). Outbreak was a verb in Middle English (c.1300) …   Etymology dictionary

  • outbreak — [n] sudden happening beginning, blowup, brawl, break, breaking, burst, bursting, commencement, commotion, convulsion, crack, crash, dawn, detonation, discharge, disorder, disruption, ebullition, effervescence, epidemic, eruption, explosion, fit,… …   New thesaurus

  • outbreak — ► NOUN ▪ a sudden or violent occurrence of war, disease, etc …   English terms dictionary

  • outbreak — [out′brāk΄] n. 1. a breaking out; sudden occurrence, as of disease or war 2. an insurrection or riot …   English World dictionary

  • Outbreak — For other uses, see Outbreak (disambiguation). 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… …   Wikipedia

  • outbreak — 01. With tensions mounting between the different ethnic groups, the U.N. fears the [outbreak] of a civil war. 02. Decreased tourist revenues are believed to be the result of the SARS [outbreak] in Canada. 03. The Queen s visit has been postponed… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • Outbreak — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Outbreak – Lautlose Killer Originaltitel Outbreak …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • outbreak — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ large, major, serious, severe ▪ fresh (esp. BrE), further (esp. BrE), new ▪ recent …   Collocations dictionary

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