a sudden and violent expression of emotion an explosion or eruption
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
out•burst /ˈaʊtˌbɜrst/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- a sudden and often violent release, outpouring, or eruption:an outburst of tears; an outburst of machine gun fire.
out•burst
(out′bûrst′),USA pronunciation n.
- a sudden and violent release or outpouring:an outburst of tears.
- a sudden spell of activity, energy, etc.
- a public disturbance;
riot;
outbreak. - a bursting forth;
eruption.
- out- + burst 1650–60
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'outburst' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Adam
- abuse
- access
- agony
- blast
- blaze
- blowup
- brainstorm
- convulsion
- dirt
- disturbance
- ebullition
- eruption
- explosion
- flareup
- flash
- flip
- furor
- furore
- fury
- fusillade
- gale
- gust
- hand
- howl
- hysteria
- outbreak
- outpouring
- paroxysm
- passion
- persona non grata
- piblokto
- place
- roar
- round
- sally
- salvo
- seemly
- shout
- slow burn
- spree
- spurt
- start
- storm
- stormy
- tantrum
- tear
- temper
- thunderclap
- tirade