outburst

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ˈaʊtbɝst/ UK /ˈaʊtbɜːst/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a sudden violent release of emotion or energy

His angry outburst shocked the normally quiet committee meeting.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a sudden violent release of... eruption explosionflare-upoutpouring paroxysm fit spasm surge

Opposites

calm composure restraint suppression

Word family

Related forms burst outbreak outpouring

Etymology

An English compound of 'out' plus 'burst' (Old English 'berstan', 'to break suddenly'), denoting a sudden breaking-out.

berstan Old English ut Old English

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Topics

Emotions & Feelings

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# outburst

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈaʊtbɝst/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈaʊtbɜːst/

## Meanings
1. a sudden violent release of emotion or energy

## Examples
- His angry outburst shocked the normally quiet committee meeting.

## Synonyms
- eruption
- explosion
- flare-up
- outpouring
- paroxysm
- fit
- spasm
- surge

## Antonyms
- calm
- composure
- restraint
- suppression

## Related Forms
- burst
- outbreak
- outpouring

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: berstan
- Root: ut

## Etymology
An English compound of 'out' plus 'burst' (Old English 'berstan', 'to break suddenly'), denoting a sudden breaking-out.

## AI Etymology
Outburst is an English compound of 'out' plus 'burst' (Old English 'berstan', 'to break suddenly'), denoting a sudden breaking-out. Important recorded forms include berstan (Old English) and ut (Old English). Morphologically, the ending or combining element turns the older base into the present English part of speech. The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers a sudden violent release of emotion or energy. The wider family includes related words such as burst, outbreak, and outpouring.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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