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Definition of outbreak

a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities"

Similar Words: eruption, irruption

Hyponyms: epidemic, recrudescence

Derivational Morphology: erupt, irrupt, flare up, flare, break open, burst out

Anagrams: breakout

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