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outburst.

An intense period of activity.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈaʊ̯tˌbɝst/General-American/ˈaʊ̯tˌbɜːst/Received-Pronunciation
  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
Where this word comes from

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/ˌaʊ̯tˈbɝst/General-American/ˌaʊ̯tˈbɜːst/Received-Pronunciation
  1. To burst out.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

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.

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