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Definition of Outburst
1. Noun. An unrestrained expression of emotion.
Generic synonyms: Expression, Manifestation, Reflection, Reflexion
Specialized synonyms: Acting Out, Cry, Explosion, Flare
Derivative terms: Blow Up, Effuse, Gush, Gushy
2. Noun. A sudden intense happening. "A burst of lightning"
Generic synonyms: Happening, Natural Event, Occurrence, Occurrent
Specialized synonyms: Salvo, Rush
Derivative terms: Flare Up
3. Noun. A sudden violent disturbance.
Definition of Outburst
1. n. A bursting forth.
Definition of Outburst
1. Verb. (intransitive) To burst out. ¹
2. Noun. a sudden, violent expression of emotion or activity ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Outburst
1. a sudden and violent outpouring [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Outburst
Literary usage of Outburst
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Engineering Geology Applied to the Design and Operation of Underground Coal by C. Richard Dunrud (2000)
"u .36 Push" (gas outburst) Position of miner at time of outburst ... Map location
of an outburst in the Redstone area, Pitkin County, Colo., in 1969. ..."
2. A History of English Prosody from the Twelfth Century to the Present Day by George Saintsbury (1908)
"... then by dwelling a little on the great sonnet-outburst of the decade mainly
succeeding the Armada ; and lastly, by considering in particular the lyrical ..."
3. Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum (1901)
"CHAPTER VII Weighing anchor at Buenos Aires — An outburst of emotion at the mouth
of the Plate — Submerged by a great wave — A stormy entrance to the ..."
4. Daniel Deronda by George Eliot (1876)
"Ezra sat down again and said nothing—exhausted by the shock of his own irrepressible
utterance, the outburst of feelings which for years he had borne in ..."
5. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1901)
"They cannot tell what I have lost,' she said ; but she was not indifferent to
the mighty outburst of compassion. Personal sympathy with her in her ..."
6. Southern History of the War: The First Year of the War by Edward Alfred Pollard (1864)
"The outburst of Applause in Europe.—Tribute from the London " Times."—Public
Opinion in England.—Distinction between the People and the Government. ..."
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