Meaning outburst
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outburst1650s, from out + burst (v.). Outbresten was a verb in Middle English (mid-12c.), from Old English utaberstan. Carlyle (1837) apparently coined inburst (n.) to be its opposite.
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outbursteffusion: an unrestrained expression of emotion a sudden intense happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning" a sudden violent dis [..]
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outbursta sudden bursting out, such as cheering when a goal is scored at a football match
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outburstn. A violent issue, especially of passion in an individual.
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outburst(n) an unrestrained expression of emotion(n) a sudden intense happening(n) a sudden violent disturbance
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outburst
(intransitive) To burst out.
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