outbreak
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle English *utbreken, from Old English ūtābrecan (“to break out”), equivalent to out- + break. Cognate with Dutch uitbreken (“to break out, burst out”), German ausbrechen (“to break out, erupt”).
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Noun[edit]
Wikipedia outbreak (plural outbreaks)
- An eruption, sudden appearance
- Any epidemic outbreak causes understandable panic
- A sudden increase.
- There has been an outbreak of vandalism at the school.
- An outburst or sudden eruption, especially of violence and mischief.
- There has been an outbreak of broken windows in the street.
- An uproar, riot
- Poorly trained officers can't control a prison outburst without excessive repression
- (uncountable) A geological layer that breaks out
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Translations[edit]
an eruption, sudden appearance
an outburst or sudden eruption, especially violent
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geological layer
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Verb[edit]
outbreak (third-person singular simple present outbreaks, present participle outbreaking, simple past outbroke, past participle outbroken)
- (intransitive) To burst out
- (intransitive) To break forth
