sudden outburst

  • 1sudden outburst — sudden appearance, sudden eruption (of disease or anger, etc.) …

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  • 2sudden — [sud′ n] adj. [ME sodain < OFr < VL * subitanus, for L subitaneus, sudden, extended < subitus, pp. of subire, to approach, go stealthily < sub , under + ire, to go or come: see YEAR] 1. a) happening or coming unexpectedly; not… …

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  • 3sudden — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. abrupt, unexpected; hasty, quick, unpremeditated; instantaneous; precipitate; hot tempered, rash. See surprise, instantaneity. Ant., expected, considered. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. precipitate,… …

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  • 4Outburst — may refer to: Outburst Assist, a patented mechanism designed by Columbia River Knife and Tool for various models of assisted opening knives. Outburst (comics), a fictional superhero Outburst (game), a word game Outburst (mining), the sudden and… …

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  • 5outburst — I noun affray, agitation, attack, blast, blaze, blowout, blowup, bluster, breach of the peace, burst, clamor, commotion, convulsion, detonation, discharge, disgorgement, disquiet, disquietude, disruption, disturbance, ebullition, ejaculation,… …

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  • 6outburst — ► NOUN ▪ a sudden violent occurrence or release of something …

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  • 7outburst — [out′bʉrst΄] n. a sudden release, as of energy …

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  • 8sudden excursion — index outburst Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 9outburst — [[t]a͟ʊtbɜː(r)st[/t]] outbursts 1) N COUNT: usu with supp, oft N of n An outburst of an emotion, especially anger, is a sudden strong expression of that emotion. ...an outburst of anger. ...a spontaneous outburst of cheers and applause... There… …

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  • 10outburst — UK [ˈaʊtˌbɜː(r)st] / US [ˈaʊtˌbɜrst] noun [countable] Word forms outburst : singular outburst plural outbursts a) a sudden spoken expression of a strong feeling, especially anger emotional outbursts outburst of: His colleagues used to be shocked… …

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