outburst
outburst
Definition
out·burst (o̵ut′bʉrst′)
noun
a sudden release, as of energy
outburst
Synonyms
outburst
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- anger: The initial outburst of anger appears to have been spontaneous.
- temper: The papers reported that he was " a control freak prone to violent outbursts of temper " .
- indignation: If gangs of youths were involved there would be an outburst of outraged indignation from the community and an immediate response from the police.
- rage: Only once have I heard a real outcry, an outburst of rage, against the place.
- laughter: His outburst of laughter drew a sharp query from the wizard.
- persecution: Plans were proceeding for this when there was a sudden outburst of persecution in 1955.
Converse of object
- provoke: I did provoke the outburst; it's just that I preferred not to notice the fact.
- cause: The Courts made no attempt to trace the father, causing occasional angry outbursts by women in courtrooms.
Adjective modifier
- hysterical: I hope you will think more carefully, and moderate your rather hysterical outbursts in the future.
- homophobic: Mr Yosef has a history of homophobic outbursts in Desi Xpress.
- violent: Mark has a violent outburst against some children who have been bullying him which is witnessed by Sophie.
- sudden: These sudden outbursts can happen for a whole range of reasons.
- angry: However, despite his history of angry outbursts, Crowe claims he is not really the hard man he appears on screen.
- spontaneous: The House Church Movement began in the Seventies in a spontaneous outburst of small groups worshipping in their own homes.
Modifies a noun
- flood: Nepal flood Moving images of a glacial lake outburst flood in Nepal.
Noun used with modifier
- nova: The case of the classical nova outburst has been mentioned above.
- flatulence: In effect, the people who are directly exposed to a flatulence outburst become unwitting air filters.
- temper: Attempts by the parents to insist on attendance result in heightened distress, or temper outbursts.
- X-ray: It is clear that with respect to the first image the extended jet structure lights up following the X-ray outburst.
- lake: Nepal flood Moving images of a glacial lake outburst flood in Nepal.
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