outburst

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.