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OUTBURST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sudden violent disturbance
Synonyms:
outburst; tumultuous disturbance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("outburst" is a kind of...):
disturbance (the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An unrestrained expression of emotion
Synonyms:
blowup; ebullition; effusion; gush; outburst
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("outburst" is a kind of...):
expression; manifestation; reflection; reflexion (expression without words)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "outburst"):
acting out (a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult)
cry (a fit of weeping)
explosion (a sudden outburst)
flare (a sudden outburst of emotion)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A sudden intense happening
Example:
a burst of lightning
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("outburst" is a kind of...):
happening; natural event; occurrence; occurrent (an event that happens)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "outburst"):
salvo (an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs)
rush (a sudden burst of activity)
Context examples:
He was off in one of those hysterical outbursts which come upon a strong nature when some great crisis is over and gone.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
These outbursts can have the effect of clearing away some of the gas produced by the Wolf-Rayet winds.
(Scientists Take Viewers to the Center of the Milky Way, NASA)
It was clear that the great volcanic outburst which had raised this strange plateau so many years ago had not yet entirely spent its forces.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The lone star's behavior has similarities to FU Orionis, a young outbursting star that had an initial three-month outburst in 1936-7.
(Loneliest Young Star Seen by Spitzer and WISE, NASA)
Instead, Saturn's outbursts are episodic and quite explosive.
(Study Explains Saturn's Epic Tantrums, NASA)
Of course much grumbling went on, and little outbursts were continually occurring.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
At that time, it experienced the brightest outburst from an X-ray binary seen in the 21st century.
(NuSTAR Probes Black Hole Jet Mystery, NASA)
Possible explanations for FRBs range from outbursts from rotating neutron stars with extremely strong magnetic fields, to more speculative ideas that they are directed energy sources used by extraterrestrial civilizations to power spacecraft.
(Mysterious Radio Signals Detected from Deep Space, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Sir Nigel, who had entered the room with a silvery-haired old lady upon his arm, stared aghast at this sudden outburst of candor.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The event - called AT2018cow and nicknamed the Cow after the coincidental final letters in its official name - is unlike any celestial outburst ever seen before, prompting multiple theories about its source.
(Mysterious Blast Studied with NASA Telescopes, NASA)
