outburst
noun/ˈaʊtbɜːst/
/ˈaʊtbɜːrst/
- a sudden strong expression of an emotion
- an outburst of anger
- She was alarmed by his violent outburst.
Extra Examples- Sorry for that little outburst earlier.
- her occasional outbursts of temper
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sudden
- spontaneous
- occasional
- …
- outburst against
- outburst of
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- a sudden increase in a particular activity or attitude
- an outburst of racism
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