"outbreak" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈaʊtbɹeɪk/ Audio: en-us-outbreak.ogg [US] Forms: outbreaks [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English outbreken, oute-breken, from Old English ūtābrecan (“to break out”), equivalent to out- + break. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uutbreeke (“to break out; burst out”), West Frisian útbrekke (“to break out”), Dutch uitbreken (“to break out, burst out”), German ausbrechen (“to break out, erupt”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|outbreken}} Middle English outbreken, {{m|enm|oute-breken}} oute-breken, {{inh|en|ang|ūtābrecan||to break out}} Old English ūtābrecan (“to break out”), {{prefix|en|out|break}} out- + break, {{cog|stq|uutbreeke|t=to break out; burst out}} Saterland Frisian uutbreeke (“to break out; burst out”), {{cog|fy|útbrekke|t=to break out}} West Frisian útbrekke (“to break out”), {{cog|nl|uitbreken||to break out, burst out}} Dutch uitbreken (“to break out, burst out”), {{cog|de|ausbrechen||to break out, erupt}} German ausbrechen (“to break out, erupt”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} outbreak (plural outbreaks)
  1. An eruption; the sudden appearance of a rash, disease, etc. Translations (an eruption, sudden appearance): изригване (izrigvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), brot [masculine] (Catalan), udbrud [neuter] (Danish), uitbarsting (Dutch), uitbraak [neuter] (Dutch), purkaus (Finnish), puhkeaminen (Finnish), éruption [feminine] (French), déclenchement (French), apparition (French), Ausbruch [masculine] (German), Auftreten [neuter] (German), Entfesselung [feminine] (German), ráig [feminine] (Irish), scoppio [masculine] (Italian), insorgenza [feminine] (Italian), kautorohītanga (Maori), kaitorohītanga (Maori), شیوع (šoyu') (Persian), wybuch [masculine] (Polish), surto [masculine] (Portuguese), izbucnire [feminine] (Romanian), вспы́шка (vspýška) [feminine] (Russian), взрыв (vzryv) [masculine] (Russian), brote [masculine] (Spanish), irrupción [feminine] (Spanish), cychwyn [masculine] (Welsh), cychwyniad [masculine] (Welsh), tarddiant [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-outbreak-en-noun-E2Mj8mhA Disambiguation of 'an eruption, sudden appearance': 58 16 25 2
  2. A sudden increase. Translations (a sudden increase): изблик (izblik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), bølge [common-gender] (Danish), uitbarsting (Dutch), explosie (Dutch), aalto (Finnish), explosion (French), sprunghafter Anstieg (German), plötzliche Zunahme (German), Massenvermehrung (biol.) [feminine] (German), Schwemme [feminine] (German), diffusione [feminine] (Italian), شیوع (šoyu') (Persian)
    Sense id: en-outbreak-en-noun-1dQ2SG2q Disambiguation of 'a sudden increase': 7 84 8 1
  3. (figurative) An outburst or sudden eruption, especially of violence and mischief. Tags: figuratively Synonyms (figurative outburst): outburst, tumult Translations ((fig.) an outburst or sudden eruption, especially violent): въстание (vǎstanie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), uitbarsting (Dutch), uitbreken [neuter] (Dutch), purkaus (Finnish), puhkeaminen (Finnish), éruption (French), explosion (French), Ausbruch [masculine] (German), plötzliches Auftreten (German), Lawine [feminine] (German), Flut [feminine] (German), ráig [feminine] (Irish), esplosione [feminine] (Italian), eruzione [feminine] (Italian), wybuch [masculine] (Polish), izbucnire [feminine] (Romanian), ffrwydrad [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-outbreak-en-noun-jHgC5AIr Disambiguation of 'figurative outburst': 11 12 71 5 Disambiguation of '(fig.) an outburst or sudden eruption, especially violent': 30 18 50 2
  4. Synonym of breakout (“escape from prison”) Synonyms: breakout [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-outbreak-en-noun-4CN63d3G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 17 10 43 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sun outage

Verb

IPA: /ˈaʊtbɹeɪk/ Audio: en-us-outbreak.ogg [US] Forms: outbreaks [present, singular, third-person], outbreaking [participle, present], outbroke [past], outbroken [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English outbreken, oute-breken, from Old English ūtābrecan (“to break out”), equivalent to out- + break. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uutbreeke (“to break out; burst out”), West Frisian útbrekke (“to break out”), Dutch uitbreken (“to break out, burst out”), German ausbrechen (“to break out, erupt”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|outbreken}} Middle English outbreken, {{m|enm|oute-breken}} oute-breken, {{inh|en|ang|ūtābrecan||to break out}} Old English ūtābrecan (“to break out”), {{prefix|en|out|break}} out- + break, {{cog|stq|uutbreeke|t=to break out; burst out}} Saterland Frisian uutbreeke (“to break out; burst out”), {{cog|fy|útbrekke|t=to break out}} West Frisian útbrekke (“to break out”), {{cog|nl|uitbreken||to break out, burst out}} Dutch uitbreken (“to break out, burst out”), {{cog|de|ausbrechen||to break out, erupt}} German ausbrechen (“to break out, erupt”) Head templates: {{en-verb|outbreaks|outbreaking|outbroke|outbroken}} outbreak (third-person singular simple present outbreaks, present participle outbreaking, simple past outbroke, past participle outbroken)
  1. (intransitive) To burst out or break forth. Tags: intransitive Related terms: breakout
    Sense id: en-outbreak-en-verb-s2pt8IpO Categories (other): English terms prefixed with out- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 5 15 16 22 42

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "an eruption, sudden appearance",
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          "sense": "an eruption, sudden appearance",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "an eruption, sudden appearance",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "an eruption, sudden appearance",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ráig"
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          "sense": "an eruption, sudden appearance",
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          "word": "scoppio"
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          "sense": "an eruption, sudden appearance",
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          "sense": "an eruption, sudden appearance",
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          "word": "wybuch"
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          "sense": "an eruption, sudden appearance",
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          "sense": "an eruption, sudden appearance",
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          "word": "izbucnire"
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          "sense": "an eruption, sudden appearance",
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          "word": "вспы́шка"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vzryv",
          "sense": "an eruption, sudden appearance",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "взрыв"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 25 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "an eruption, sudden appearance",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "brote"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 25 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "an eruption, sudden appearance",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "irrupción"
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          "_dis1": "58 16 25 2",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "an eruption, sudden appearance",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 16 25 2",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "an eruption, sudden appearance",
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          "code": "cy",
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          "sense": "an eruption, sudden appearance",
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          "text": "There has been an outbreak of vandalism at the school.",
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          "_dis1": "7 84 8 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "izblik",
          "sense": "a sudden increase",
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          ],
          "word": "изблик"
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          "_dis1": "7 84 8 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "a sudden increase",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "bølge"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 8 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "a sudden increase",
          "word": "uitbarsting"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 8 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "a sudden increase",
          "word": "explosie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 8 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "a sudden increase",
          "word": "aalto"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 8 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "a sudden increase",
          "word": "explosion"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 8 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a sudden increase",
          "word": "sprunghafter Anstieg"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 8 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a sudden increase",
          "word": "plötzliche Zunahme"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 8 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a sudden increase",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Massenvermehrung (biol.)"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 8 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a sudden increase",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Schwemme"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 8 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "a sudden increase",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "diffusione"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 8 1",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "šoyu'",
          "sense": "a sudden increase",
          "word": "شیوع"
        }
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        {
          "text": "There has been an outbreak of broken windows in the street.",
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        "An outburst or sudden eruption, especially of violence and mischief."
      ],
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          "eruption",
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        ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) An outburst or sudden eruption, especially of violence and mischief."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "11 12 71 5",
          "sense": "figurative outburst",
          "word": "outburst"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 12 71 5",
          "sense": "figurative outburst",
          "word": "tumult"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "30 18 50 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "vǎstanie",
          "sense": "(fig.) an outburst or sudden eruption, especially violent",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "въстание"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 18 50 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "(fig.) an outburst or sudden eruption, especially violent",
          "word": "uitbarsting"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 18 50 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "(fig.) an outburst or sudden eruption, especially violent",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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          "word": "uitbreken"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 18 50 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "(fig.) an outburst or sudden eruption, especially violent",
          "word": "purkaus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 18 50 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "(fig.) an outburst or sudden eruption, especially violent",
          "word": "puhkeaminen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 18 50 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "(fig.) an outburst or sudden eruption, especially violent",
          "word": "éruption"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 18 50 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "(fig.) an outburst or sudden eruption, especially violent",
          "word": "explosion"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 18 50 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "(fig.) an outburst or sudden eruption, especially violent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Ausbruch"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 18 50 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "(fig.) an outburst or sudden eruption, especially violent",
          "word": "plötzliches Auftreten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 18 50 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "(fig.) an outburst or sudden eruption, especially violent",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Lawine"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 18 50 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "(fig.) an outburst or sudden eruption, especially violent",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Flut"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 18 50 2",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "(fig.) an outburst or sudden eruption, especially violent",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ráig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 18 50 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "(fig.) an outburst or sudden eruption, especially violent",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "esplosione"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 18 50 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "(fig.) an outburst or sudden eruption, especially violent",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "eruzione"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 18 50 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "(fig.) an outburst or sudden eruption, especially violent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "wybuch"
        },
        {
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      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "(fig.) an outburst or sudden eruption, especially violent",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "izbucnire"
    },
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      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "(fig.) an outburst or sudden eruption, especially violent",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ffrwydrad"
    }
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  ],
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}

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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
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    }
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        "To burst out or break forth."
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        "(intransitive) To burst out or break forth."
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      "ipa": "/ˈaʊtbɹeɪk/"
    },
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