outburst
Syllables: out·burst/ˈaʊ̯tˌbɜːst/US/ˈaʊ̯tˌbɝst/
outburst noun: an intense period of activity.
Noun
outburst (plural outbursts)
- An intense period of activity.
- The man greeted us with an outburst of invective.
- A sudden, often violent expression of emotion
- an outburst of anger
Verb
US/ˌaʊ̯tˈbɝst/UK/ˌaʊ̯tˈbɜːst/
outburst (third-person singular simple present outbursts, present participle outbursting, simple past and past participle outburst)
- To burst out.
outburst meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
outburst in Tamil
- திடீர் எழுச்சி, திடீர் வெடிப்பு, திடீர்ப் பாய்ச்சல்
outburst in Urdu
- دھماکہ
outburst in Bengali
- আকস্মিক আবেগ, শক্তির বহিঃপ্রকাশ
outburst in Malayalam
- an outburst
- പൊട്ടിത്തെറി poṭṭitteṟi
More languagesFewer languages
- outburst in Kannada
- ಜ್ವಾಲಾಮುಖಿಯ ವಿಸ್ಫುರಣ, ಸ್ಫೋಟ, ಸಿಡಿತ, ಆಸ್ಫೋಟ
- outburst in Punjabi
- ਭੜਕ bhaṛak
- outburst in Gujarati
- ઊભરો ūbharo, વરાળ varāḷ
- outburst in Assamese
- উচ্ছ্বাস usssax
- outburst in Tagalog
- silakbo
Examples of outburst in a sentence
- The microphone was on air, and the whole country heard the outburst.
- His lack of self-restraint led to several ugly scenes of debauchery and violent outburst.
- My outburst met with the inevitable punishment.
Synonyms of outburst
Antonyms
Forms of outburst
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | outbursts |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | outbursts |
| present participle | outbursting |
| past participle | outburst |
| past | outburst |
Origin of outburst
Inherited from Middle English outbersten, outbresten. Cognate with Dutch uitbarsten (“to erupt; burst out”), German ausbersten (“to burst out; erupt”). By surface analysis, out- + burst.
Words formed from outburst
Phrases with outburst
Questions about outburst
- What does outburst mean?
- Outburst means an intense period of activity.
- What is outburst in Tamil?
- Outburst in Tamil is திடீர் எழுச்சி, திடீர் வெடிப்பு, திடீர்ப் பாய்ச்சல். See Outburst meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is outburst?
- Outburst can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce outburst?
- Outburst is pronounced /ˈaʊ̯tˌbɝst/ (US).
- What is the plural of outburst?
- The plural of outburst is outbursts.
Words near outburst in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: outburst (page history and authors); outburst (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); outburst (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); outburst (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); പൊട്ടിത്തെറി (Malayalam) (page history and authors); outburst (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਭੜਕ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); ઊભરો (Gujarati) (page history and authors); উচ্ছ্বাস (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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