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noun

outbreak n.

A bursting forth; eruption; insurrection; mutiny; revolt. "Mobs and outbreaks." "The flash and outbreak of a fiery mind."

A sudden beginning of a violent event; as, the outbreak of hostilities between ethnic groups.

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.

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Etymology of 'Outbreak'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Outbreak" Quotes from Famous Books

... arid the opening months of 1521 witnessed events of importance at the time-and one at least which had very far-reaching consequences. The Emperor's wide do-minions were disturbed by a local outbreak in Germany, a revolt in Spain, and an attempt on the part of the claimant to the throne of Navarre to recover that territory. The Diet of the Empire met at Worms, and Martin Luther was cited before it; with the result that the Empire was ...

— England Under the Tudors • Arthur D. Innes

... a laugh from the circle of soldiers, for sedition and mutiny were rife in the camp, and even the old centurion's outbreak could not draw a protest. Maximin raised his great mastiff head ...

— The Last Galley Impressions and Tales - Impressions and Tales • Arthur Conan Doyle

... we need look only to the first of these periods, that in which Germany holds the centre of the view.[1] It is an odd coincidence that at the outbreak of the Reformation all the chief states of Europe were ruled by sovereigns of unusual ability, but each one of them a man who obviously thought more of his ambitions, his pleasures, and his political plans ...

— The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 9 • Various

... what would happen." Her voice was very quiet, her face very calm, and the fierce outbreak he had expected did not come. He was amazed but he understood the struggle going on within that tempestuous heart, and was ...

— Tabitha at Ivy Hall • Ruth Alberta Brown

... at this outbreak, the two rivermen stood for a moment staring at the old man. Then a steely glint crept into Orde's frank blue eye and the corners of ...

— The Riverman • Stewart Edward White

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