outburst

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
13
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈaʊ̯tˌbɝst/
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/ˈaʊ̯tˌbɝst/ · /ˈaʊ̯tˌbɜːst/ · /ˌaʊ̯tˈbɝst/ · /ˌaʊ̯tˈbɜːst/

Definition of outburst

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A sudden, often violent expression of emotion or activity.
    “The man greeted us with an outburst of invective.”
    “an outburst of anger”
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noun

  1. A sudden, often violent expression of emotion or activity.
    “The man greeted us with an outburst of invective.”
    “an outburst of anger”

verb

  1. (intransitive)To burst out.

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English outbersten, outbresten. Cognate with Dutch uitbarsten (“to erupt; burst out”), German ausbersten (“to burst out; erupt”). By surface analysis, out- + burst.

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