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outbreak

/'/AU/t,br/eI/k/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)

    noun.event

    Examples
    The outbreak of hostilities.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. A bursting forth; eruption; insurrection.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

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