outburst

nounverbattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈaʊ̯tˌbɜːst//
United States//ˈaʊ̯tˌbɝst//

An intense period of activity.

noun

1
An intense period of activity.
The man greeted us with an outburst of invective.
2
A sudden, often violent expression of emotion
an outburst of anger

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English outbersten, outbresten. Cognate with Dutch uitbarsten (“to erupt; burst out”), German ausbersten (“to burst out; erupt”). By surface analysis, out- + burst.

verb

1
To burst out.

Forms

plural: outbursts
present participle: outbursting
third person singular: outbursts

out · Away from the inside or centre.out- · External to, on the outside of outbreak · An eruption; the sudden appearance of a rash, disease, etc.

outburst · An intense period of activity.

outcast · To cast out; to banish.outcome · That which is produced or occurs as a result of an event or…outdated · Out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated.

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