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- pronunciation:
- aUt
breIk
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a sudden breaking out.
Everyone fears an outbreak of war.- synonyms:
- burst, eruption, outburst
- similar words:
- attack, explosion, flurry, gust, rash, rupture, upheaval
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| definition 2: |
a sudden breaking out or increase in activity of disease.
There was an outbreak of flu last month.- similar words:
- attack, bout, epidemic, invasion, rise
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| related words: |
blaze, burst, fit, gale |
The word outbreak
contains the following part:
out-
Old English
prefix
that means out, outside, outward; beyond, better, more
  Example words:
outbreak, outburst, outcast, outcome, outdo, outfield, outgrow, outlaw, output, outside, outsmart
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