outbreak

/ˈaʊtbɹeɪk/

noun 4verb 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

VERB + OUTBREAK

lead to

The disagreement between the two countries led to an outbreak of violence in the region.

OUTBREAK + VERB

occur

PREP

~ of

The region experienced a serious outbreak of measles last winter, affecting hundreds of children.

PHRASES

an outbreak of disease, an outbreak of rain, an outbreak of war/fighting/hostilities/violence

Definitions

noun

An eruption; the sudden appearance of a rash, disease, etc.

Any epidemic outbreak causes understandable panic.

A sudden increase.

There has been an outbreak of vandalism at the school.

One such investigation described how kindness can be contagious. It was sparked by reports of an outbreak of kindness on a cold December morning in 2012.

An outburst or sudden eruption, especially of violence and mischief.

There has been an outbreak of broken windows in the street.

Synonym of breakout (“escape from prison”).

verb

To burst out or break forth.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some und

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Any epidemic outbreak causes understandable panic.

Wiktionary

There has been an outbreak of vandalism at the school.

Wiktionary

One such investigation described how kindness can be contagious. It was sparked by reports of an outbreak of kindness on a cold December morning in 2012.

Wiktionary

A chain of events led to the outbreak of the war.

Tatoeba · #27178

There is no need to be unnecessarily anxious about the outbreak.

Tatoeba · #44658

The new agreement included a provision that dealt with the ramifications of the outbreak of a war.

Tatoeba · #2514664

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, outbreak is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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