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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
outbreak \out"break'\, noun
1. A bursting forth; eruption; insurrection; mutiny; revolt. ''Mobs and outbreaks.'' --J. H. Newman.
The flash and outbreak of a fiery mind. --Shak.
2. A sudden beginning of a violent event; as, the outbreak of hostilities between ethnic groups. [PJC]
3. A sudden occurrence or manifestation; -- usually of disease or emotion, in one person or a group; as, an outbreak of measles among the students; he had an outbreak of shingles; an outbreak of nervousness in the mob. [PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
outbreak
noun: a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities" [syn: {eruption}, {irruption}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
85 Moby Thesaurus words for "outbreak": A, alpha, beginning, belch, blast-off, blaze, burst, cascade, civil disorder, commencement, convulsion, creation, cutting edge, cyclone, dawn, debouchment, dissiliency, edge, emeute, eructation, eruption, establishment, explosion, fit, flare-up, flying start, foundation, fresh start, gale, general uprising, gush, gust, hurricane, institution, insurgence, insurgency, insurrection, irruption, jacquerie, jet, jump-off, kick-off, leading edge, levee en masse, mutiny, new departure, oncoming, onset, opening, origin, origination, outburst, outset, paroxysm, peasant revolt, putsch, rapids, rebellion, revolt, revolution, riot, rising, running start, rush, seizure, send-off, setting in motion, setting-up, spasm, spate, spew, spurt, square one, start, start-off, starting point, storm, take-off, tempest, tornado, torrent, upheaval, uprising, volcan, whirlwind
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