"explosion" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɛkˈsploʊ.ʒən/ [US], /ɪkˈsploʊ.ʒən/ [US] Audio: en-us-explosion.ogg [US] Forms: explosions [plural]
Etymology: From French explosion, from Latin explōsiōnis, genitive form of explōsio, from explōdo (“I drive out by clapping”), from ex- and plōdo (“I clap or strike”). For more information see explode. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|explosion}} French explosion, {{der|en|la|explōsiōnis}} Latin explōsiōnis, {{m|la|explōsio}} explōsio, {{m|la|explōdo||I drive out by clapping}} explōdo (“I drive out by clapping”), {{m|la|ex-}} ex-, {{m|la|plōdo||I clap or strike}} plōdo (“I clap or strike”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} explosion (countable and uncountable, plural explosions)
  1. A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical); an act or instance of exploding. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (violent release of energy): ontploffing (Afrikaans), shpërthim [masculine] (Albanian), ἔκρηξις (ékrēxis) (Ancient Greek), اِنْفِجَار (infijār) [masculine] (Arabic), تَفْجِير (tafjīr) [masculine] (Arabic), انفجار (infigār) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), պայթյուն (paytʻyun) (Armenian), partlayış (Azerbaijani), leherketa (Basque), вы́бух (výbux) [masculine] (Belarusian), বিস্ফোরণ (biśphōron) (Bengali), взрив (vzriv) [masculine] (Bulgarian), експло́зия (eksplózija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ပေါက်ကွဲမှု (paukkwai:hmu.) (Burmese), explosió [feminine] (Catalan), تەقاندن (teqandin) (Central Kurdish), эккхийтар (eqqiı̇tar) (Chechen), эккхар (eqqar) (Chechen), 爆炸 (bàozhà) (Chinese Mandarin), 爆發 (Chinese Mandarin), 爆发 (bàofā) (Chinese Mandarin), výbuch [masculine] (Czech), eksplosion [common-gender] (Danish), explosie [feminine] (Dutch), ontploffing [feminine] (Dutch), eksplusiuon [masculine] (Elfdalian), eksplodo (Esperanto), plahvatus (Estonian), spreinging [feminine] (Faroese), räjähdys (Finnish), explosion [feminine] (French), აფეთქება (apetkeba) (Georgian), Explosion [feminine] (German), έκρηξη (ékrixi) (Greek), פִּיצוּץ (pitsúts) [masculine] (Hebrew), विस्फोट (visphoṭ) [masculine] (Hindi), robbanás (Hungarian), sprenging (Icelandic), explozo (Ido), ledakan (Indonesian), letupan (Indonesian), eksplosi (Indonesian), pléasc [feminine] (Irish), esplosione [feminine] (Italian), scoppio [masculine] (Italian), 爆発 (alt: ばくはつ bakuhatsu) (Japanese), хаһрлһн (xağrlğn) (Kalmyk), akbung (Kapampangan), қопарылыс (qoparylys) (Kazakh), жарылыс (jarylys) (Kazakh), ការផ្ទុះ (kaa phtuh) (Khmer), 폭발 (pokbal) (alt: 爆發) (Korean), жарылыш (jarılış) (Kyrgyz), жарылуу (jarıluu) (Kyrgyz), ການລະເບີດ (kān la bœ̄t) (Lao), displosio [masculine] (Latin), diruptio [masculine] (Latin), sprādziens [masculine] (Latvian), sprogimas [masculine] (Lithuanian), eksplozija [feminine] (Lithuanian), eksplozija [feminine] (Lower Sorbian), Explosioun [feminine] (Luxembourgish), експлозија (eksplozija) [feminine] (Macedonian), letupan (Malay), ledakan (Malay), സ്ഫോടനം (sphōṭanaṁ) (Malayalam), പൊട്ടിത്തെറി (poṭṭitteṟi) (Malayalam), papātanga (Maori), pakūtanga (Maori), тэсрэлт (tesrelt) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), дэлбэрэлт (delberelt) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), teqîn (Northern Kurdish), bávkkiheapmi (Northern Sami), eksplosjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), eksplosjon [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), انفجار (enfejār) [masculine] (Pashto), اِنْفِجار (enfejâr) (Persian), wybuch [masculine] (Polish), eksplozja [feminine] (Polish), explosão (Portuguese), ਧਮਾਕਾ (dhamākā) [masculine] (Punjabi), ਵਿਸਫੋਟ (visphoṭ) [masculine] (Punjabi), explozie [feminine] (Romanian), взрыв (vzryv) (Russian), ѐкспло̄зија [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), èksplōzija [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), výbuch [masculine] (Slovak), eksplozija [feminine] (Slovene), explosión [feminine] (Spanish), mlipuko (Swahili), explosion [common-gender] (Swedish), pagsabog (Tagalog), таркиш (tarkiš) (Tajik), таркидан (tarkidan) (Tajik), инфиҷор (infijor) (Tajik), పేలుడు (pēluḍu) (Telugu), การระเบิด (gaan-rá-bə̀ət) (Thai), ภัยการระเบิด (pai-gaan-rá-bə̀ət) (Thai), patlama (Turkish), ýarylma (Turkmen), ви́бух (výbux) [masculine] (Ukrainian), دَھماکَہ (dhamāka) [masculine] (Urdu), پارتىلاش (partilash) (Uyghur), portlash (Uzbek), nổ (Vietnamese), tanchwa [feminine] (Welsh), ffrwydrad [masculine] (Welsh), ûntploffing [neuter] (West Frisian), אויפֿרײַס (oyfrays) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-explosion-en-noun-dSkcbXq2 Disambiguation of 'violent release of energy': 92 0 8
  2. The sound of an explosion. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (sound of an explosion): räjähdys (Finnish), estouro [masculine] (Galician), detonación [feminine] (Galician), estoupido [masculine] (Galician), ανατίναξη (anatínaxi) [feminine] (Greek), pléasc [feminine] (Irish), scoppio [masculine] (Italian), 爆発音 (alt: ばくはつおん bakuhatsuon) (Japanese), rengapapā (Maori), ਠਾਹ (ṭhāh) [feminine] (Punjabi), detunătură (Romanian), взрыв (vzryv) (Russian), mlipuko (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-explosion-en-noun-mdMC~U4L Disambiguation of 'sound of an explosion': 0 100 0
  3. A sudden, uncontrolled or rapid increase, expansion, or bursting out. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (sudden increase, expansion, or bursting out): räjähdys (Finnish), räjähtäminen (Finnish), eksplosjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), eksplosjon [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), gwałtowny wzrost (Polish), mlipuko (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-explosion-en-noun-OzurNAaK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 1 91 Disambiguation of 'sudden increase, expansion, or bursting out': 3 0 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: blast, burst, detonation, eruption, fulmination, bang, boom Related terms: explode, explosive, principle of explosion, in .

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          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "պայթյուն"
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          "sense": "violent release of energy",
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          "sense": "violent release of energy",
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          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "výbux",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "বিস্ফোরণ"
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          "roman": "eksplózija",
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "експло́зия"
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          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "paukkwai:hmu.",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "ပေါက်ကွဲမှု"
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          "lang": "Catalan",
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          "roman": "eqqiı̇tar",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "эккхийтар"
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          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
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          "roman": "eqqar",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "bàozhà",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "爆炸"
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        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "爆發"
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          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "bàofā",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "výbuch"
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "violent release of energy",
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          "sense": "violent release of energy",
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          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "eksplodo"
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        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "plahvatus"
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        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "spreinging"
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        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "räjähdys"
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        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "apetkeba",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "აფეთქება"
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          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
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        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ékrixi",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "έκρηξη"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "ékrēxis",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "ἔκρηξις"
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        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "pitsúts",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "פִּיצוּץ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "visphoṭ",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "विस्फोट"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "robbanás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "sprenging"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "explozo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "ledakan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "letupan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "eksplosi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pléasc"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "esplosione"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "scoppio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "alt": "ばくはつ bakuhatsu",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "爆発"
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          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "xal",
          "lang": "Kalmyk",
          "roman": "xağrlğn",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "хаһрлһн"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "pam",
          "lang": "Kapampangan",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "akbung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "qoparylys",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "қопарылыс"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "jarylys",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "жарылыс"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "kaa phtuh",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "ការផ្ទុះ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "alt": "爆發",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "pokbal",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "폭발"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "teqandin",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "تەقاندن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "teqîn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "jarılış",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "жарылыш"
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        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "ky",
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          "roman": "jarıluu",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "жарылуу"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "kān la bœ̄t",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "ການລະເບີດ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "displosio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "diruptio"
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        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sprādziens"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sprogimas"
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        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "eksplozija"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Explosioun"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "eksplozija",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "експлозија"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "letupan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "ledakan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "sphōṭanaṁ",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "സ്ഫോടനം"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "poṭṭitteṟi",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "പൊട്ടിത്തെറി"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "papātanga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "pakūtanga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "tesrelt",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "тэсрэлт"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "delberelt",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "дэлбэрэлт"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "se",
          "lang": "Northern Sami",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "bávkkiheapmi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "nn",
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          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "ps",
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          "roman": "enfejār",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "انفجار"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "enfejâr",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "اِنْفِجار"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "wybuch"
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        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "eksplozja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "explosão"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "pa",
          "lang": "Punjabi",
          "roman": "dhamākā",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ਧਮਾਕਾ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "pa",
          "lang": "Punjabi",
          "roman": "visphoṭ",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ਵਿਸਫੋਟ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "explozie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vzryv",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "взрыв"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ѐкспло̄зија"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
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            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "èksplōzija"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "sk",
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          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "výbuch"
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        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "eksplozija"
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        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "dsb",
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          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "eksplozija"
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          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "sw",
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          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "mlipuko"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "explosion"
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        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "pagsabog"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "tarkiš",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "таркиш"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "tg",
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          "roman": "tarkidan",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "таркидан"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "infijor",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "инфиҷор"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "pēluḍu",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "పేలుడు"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "th",
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          "roman": "gaan-rá-bə̀ət",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "การระเบิด"
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        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "pai-gaan-rá-bə̀ət",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "ภัยการระเบิด"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "patlama"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "tk",
          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "ýarylma"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "výbux",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ви́бух"
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        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "dhamāka",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "دَھماکَہ"
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          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "partilash",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "پارتىلاش"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "portlash"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "word": "nổ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "cy",
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          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
          "code": "fy",
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          "sense": "violent release of energy",
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          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
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          "roman": "oyfrays",
          "sense": "violent release of energy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        }
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          "_dis1": "0 100 0",
          "code": "fi",
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          "word": "räjähdys"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0",
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          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "sound of an explosion",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
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          "_dis1": "0 100 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0",
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          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "sound of an explosion",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "estoupido"
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        {
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          "code": "el",
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          "sense": "sound of an explosion",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ανατίναξη"
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          "_dis1": "0 100 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "sound of an explosion",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "scoppio"
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          "_dis1": "0 100 0",
          "alt": "ばくはつおん bakuhatsuon",
          "code": "ja",
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          "sense": "sound of an explosion",
          "word": "爆発音"
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          "_dis1": "0 100 0",
          "code": "mi",
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          "sense": "sound of an explosion",
          "word": "rengapapā"
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          "roman": "ṭhāh",
          "sense": "sound of an explosion",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ਠਾਹ"
        },
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          "_dis1": "0 100 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "sound of an explosion",
          "word": "detunătură"
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          "_dis1": "0 100 0",
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          "sense": "sound of an explosion",
          "word": "взрыв"
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          "word": "mlipuko"
        }
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          "ref": "2005 June 3, Mark Tungate, Media Monoliths: How Great Media Brands Thrive and Survive, Kogan Page Publishers, page 38",
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          "ref": "2013 August 10, “Can China clean up fast enough?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848",
          "text": "All this has led to an explosion of protest across China, including among a middle class that has discovered nimbyism. That worries the government, which fears that environmental activism could become the foundation for more general political opposition. It is therefore dealing with pollution in two ways—suppression and mitigation.",
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          "word": "räjähdys"
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          "word": "räjähtäminen"
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          "sense": "sudden increase, expansion, or bursting out",
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          ],
          "word": "eksplosjon"
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          ],
          "word": "eksplosjon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 0 97",
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          "sense": "sudden increase, expansion, or bursting out",
          "word": "gwałtowny wzrost"
        },
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          "_dis1": "3 0 97",
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          "lang": "Swahili",
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          "word": "mlipuko"
        }
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      "ipa": "/ɛkˈsploʊ.ʒən/",
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      "ipa": "/ɪkˈsploʊ.ʒən/",
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      "audio": "en-us-explosion.ogg",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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}
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    {
      "word": "Cambrian explosion"
    },
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      "word": "controlled explosion"
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      "word": "Coulomb explosion"
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      "word": "explosion shot"
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      "args": {
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        "3": "",
        "4": "I drive out by clapping"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ex-"
      },
      "expansion": "ex-",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "plōdo",
        "3": "",
        "4": "I clap or strike"
      },
      "expansion": "plōdo (“I clap or strike”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From French explosion, from Latin explōsiōnis, genitive form of explōsio, from explōdo (“I drive out by clapping”), from ex- and plōdo (“I clap or strike”). For more information see explode.",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
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    },
    {
      "word": "explosive"
    },
    {
      "word": "principle of explosion"
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        "https://www.onelook.com/?w=explosion&ls=a"
      ],
      "word": "in ."
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        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1913, Mining and Engineering World, page 171",
          "text": "A man was injured by an explosion caused by drilling into a missed shot at the Mendota mine above Silver Plume, Colo.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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          "violent"
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        [
          "energy",
          "energy"
        ],
        [
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          "mechanical"
        ],
        [
          "nuclear",
          "nuclear"
        ],
        [
          "chemical",
          "chemical"
        ],
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          "exploding",
          "explode"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The sound of an explosion."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sound",
          "sound"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2005 June 3, Mark Tungate, Media Monoliths: How Great Media Brands Thrive and Survive, Kogan Page Publishers, page 38",
          "text": "Her image is supposedly rebellious, but she looks scrubbed and healthy, with an explosion of blonde hair and generous curves shoved into too-tight clothing.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013 August 10, “Can China clean up fast enough?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848",
          "text": "All this has led to an explosion of protest across China, including among a middle class that has discovered nimbyism. That worries the government, which fears that environmental activism could become the foundation for more general political opposition. It is therefore dealing with pollution in two ways—suppression and mitigation.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "A sudden, uncontrolled or rapid increase, expansion, or bursting out."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "increase",
          "increase"
        ],
        [
          "expansion",
          "expansion"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛkˈsploʊ.ʒən/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪkˈsploʊ.ʒən/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-explosion.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5a/En-us-explosion.ogg/En-us-explosion.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/En-us-explosion.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "blast"
    },
    {
      "word": "burst"
    },
    {
      "word": "detonation"
    },
    {
      "word": "eruption"
    },
    {
      "word": "fulmination"
    },
    {
      "word": "bang"
    },
    {
      "word": "boom"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "ontploffing"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "shpërthim"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "infijār",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "اِنْفِجَار"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "tafjīr",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "تَفْجِير"
    },
    {
      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "infigār",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "Egyptian-Arabic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "انفجار"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "paytʻyun",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "պայթյուն"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "partlayış"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "leherketa"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "výbux",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вы́бух"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "biśphōron",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "বিস্ফোরণ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vzriv",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "взрив"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "eksplózija",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "експло́зия"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "paukkwai:hmu.",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "ပေါက်ကွဲမှု"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "explosió"
    },
    {
      "code": "ce",
      "lang": "Chechen",
      "roman": "eqqiı̇tar",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "эккхийтар"
    },
    {
      "code": "ce",
      "lang": "Chechen",
      "roman": "eqqar",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "эккхар"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bàozhà",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "爆炸"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "爆發"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bàofā",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "爆发"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "výbuch"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "eksplosion"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "explosie"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ontploffing"
    },
    {
      "code": "ovd",
      "lang": "Elfdalian",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eksplusiuon"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "eksplodo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "plahvatus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spreinging"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "räjähdys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "explosion"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "apetkeba",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "აფეთქება"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Explosion"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ékrixi",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "έκρηξη"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "ékrēxis",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "ἔκρηξις"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "pitsúts",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "פִּיצוּץ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "visphoṭ",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "विस्फोट"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "robbanás"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "sprenging"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "explozo"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "ledakan"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "letupan"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "eksplosi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pléasc"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "esplosione"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "scoppio"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ばくはつ bakuhatsu",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "爆発"
    },
    {
      "code": "xal",
      "lang": "Kalmyk",
      "roman": "xağrlğn",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "хаһрлһн"
    },
    {
      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "akbung"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "qoparylys",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "қопарылыс"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "jarylys",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "жарылыс"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "kaa phtuh",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "ការផ្ទុះ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "爆發",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "pokbal",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "폭발"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "teqandin",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "تەقاندن"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "teqîn"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "jarılış",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "жарылыш"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "jarıluu",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "жарылуу"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "kān la bœ̄t",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "ການລະເບີດ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "displosio"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "diruptio"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sprādziens"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sprogimas"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "eksplozija"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Explosioun"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "eksplozija",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "експлозија"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "letupan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "ledakan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "sphōṭanaṁ",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "സ്ഫോടനം"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "poṭṭitteṟi",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "പൊട്ടിത്തെറി"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "papātanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "pakūtanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "tesrelt",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "тэсрэлт"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "delberelt",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "дэлбэрэлт"
    },
    {
      "code": "se",
      "lang": "Northern Sami",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "bávkkiheapmi"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eksplosjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eksplosjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "enfejār",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "انفجار"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "enfejâr",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "اِنْفِجار"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wybuch"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "eksplozja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "explosão"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "dhamākā",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ਧਮਾਕਾ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "visphoṭ",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ਵਿਸਫੋਟ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "explozie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vzryv",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "взрыв"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ѐкспло̄зија"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "èksplōzija"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "výbuch"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "eksplozija"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "eksplozija"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "explosión"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "mlipuko"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "explosion"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "pagsabog"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "tarkiš",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "таркиш"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "tarkidan",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "таркидан"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "infijor",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "инфиҷор"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "pēluḍu",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "పేలుడు"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "gaan-rá-bə̀ət",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "การระเบิด"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "pai-gaan-rá-bə̀ət",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "ภัยการระเบิด"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "patlama"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "ýarylma"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "výbux",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ви́бух"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "dhamāka",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "دَھماکَہ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "partilash",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "پارتىلاش"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "portlash"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "word": "nổ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tanchwa"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ffrwydrad"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ûntploffing"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "oyfrays",
      "sense": "violent release of energy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "אויפֿרײַס"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "sound of an explosion",
      "word": "räjähdys"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "sound of an explosion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estouro"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "sound of an explosion",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "detonación"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "sound of an explosion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estoupido"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "anatínaxi",
      "sense": "sound of an explosion",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ανατίναξη"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "sound of an explosion",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pléasc"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "sound of an explosion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "scoppio"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ばくはつおん bakuhatsuon",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "sound of an explosion",
      "word": "爆発音"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "sound of an explosion",
      "word": "rengapapā"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "ṭhāh",
      "sense": "sound of an explosion",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ਠਾਹ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "sound of an explosion",
      "word": "detunătură"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vzryv",
      "sense": "sound of an explosion",
      "word": "взрыв"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "sound of an explosion",
      "word": "mlipuko"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "sudden increase, expansion, or bursting out",
      "word": "räjähdys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "sudden increase, expansion, or bursting out",
      "word": "räjähtäminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "sudden increase, expansion, or bursting out",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eksplosjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "sudden increase, expansion, or bursting out",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eksplosjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "sudden increase, expansion, or bursting out",
      "word": "gwałtowny wzrost"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "sudden increase, expansion, or bursting out",
      "word": "mlipuko"
    }
  ],
  "word": "explosion"
}

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