outburst
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EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English outbersten, outbresten, equivalent to out- + burst. Cognate with Dutch uitbarsten (“to erupt; burst out”), German ausbersten (“to burst out; erupt”).
VerbEdit
outburst (third-person singular simple present outbursts, present participle outbursting, simple past outburst or outbrast, past participle outburst or outbursten)
- (intransitive) To burst out.
NounEdit
outburst (plural outbursts)
- a sudden, often violent expression of emotion or activity.
- The man greeted us with an outburst of invective.
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a sudden expression of emotion