outburst

English

Etymology

From Middle English outbersten, outbresten, equivalent to out- +‎ burst. Cognate with Dutch uitbarsten (“to erupt; burst out”), German ausbersten (“to burst out; erupt”).

Pronunciation

• Verb:
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌaʊtˈbɝst/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌaʊtˈbɜːst/

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• Noun:
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈaʊtˌbɝst/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈaʊtˌbɜːst/

  • Audio (UK)

    (file)

• Hyphenation: out‧burst

Verb

outburst (third-person singular simple present outbursts, present participle outbursting, simple past outburst or outbrast, past participle outburst or outbursten)

1. (intransitive) To burst out.

Noun

outburst (plural outbursts)

1. a sudden, often violent expression of emotion or activity.

   The man greeted us with an outburst of invective.

Synonyms

• explosion

Antonyms

• inburst

Translations

a sudden expression of emotion

• Bulgarian: изблик (bg) m (izblik)
• Galician: rauto (gl) m, arroutada (gl) f
• Georgian: აფექტი (apekṭi)
• Italian: esplosione (it) f, scoppio (it) m, scroscio (it) m
• Maori: rukenga, rukenga riri

• Russian: вспы́шка (ru) f (vspýška), взрыв (ru) m (vzryv)
• Scottish Gaelic: maoim f
• Spanish: arranque (es) m, arrebato (es) m, arrechucho (es)

Anagrams

• burst out, subtutor