eruption B2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ɪˈɹʌpʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #14704 Meanings 1 noun The sudden throwing out of lava, ash, and gas from a volcano. The volcanic eruption forced thousands of people to flee. 2 noun A sudden, violent outburst of activity or feeling. There was an eruption of joy at the final whistle. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a sudden, violent outburst... outburst Word family Forms eruptions Derived forms eruptionalmaleruptionnoneruptionovereruptionposteruption Common collocations volcanic eruption Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle French éruption, from Latin eruptio. *Hrewp- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # eruption **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪˈɹʌpʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 14704 ## Meanings 1. The sudden throwing out of lava, ash, and gas from a volcano. 2. A sudden, violent outburst of activity or feeling. ## Examples - The volcanic eruption forced thousands of people to flee. - There was an eruption of joy at the final whistle. ## Derived Forms - eruptional - maleruption - noneruption - overeruption - posteruption ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *Hrewp- ## Etymology From Middle French éruption, from Latin eruptio. ## AI Etymology Eruption comes from Middle French éruption, from Latin eruptio. In current use, the main senses are “The sudden throwing out of lava, ash, and gas from a volcano” and “A sudden, violent outburst of activity or feeling”. Its deeper ancestry includes Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp-. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown