outburst

Etymology

From Middle English outbersten, outbresten. Cognate with Dutch uitbarsten (“to erupt; burst out”), German ausbersten (“to burst out; erupt”). By surface analysis, out- +‎ burst.

Pronunciation

• Verb:
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌaʊtˈbɝst/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌaʊtˈbɜːst/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• Noun:
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈaʊtˌbɝst/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈaʊtˌbɜːst/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• Hyphenation: out‧burst

Verb

outburst (third-person singular simple present outbursts, present participle outbursting, simple past and past participle outburst)

1. (intransitive) To burst out.

Noun

outburst (plural outbursts)

1. A sudden, often violent expression of emotion or activity.

   The man greeted us with an outburst of invective.

   an outburst of anger

Anagrams

• burst out, subtutor