Associations to the word «Outbreak»
Noun
- Famine
- Volunteer
- Adjutant
- Admiralty
- Surveillance
- Hysteria
- Conscription
- Midwest
- Tb
- Sewage
- Militia
- Wehrmacht
- Regiment
- Illness
- Infantry
- Blockade
- Containment
- Hygiene
- Leone
- Subtype
- Strain
- Crise
- Prevention
- Battalion
- Cruiser
- Brigade
- Recurrence
- Blight
- Riot
- Greco
- Kitchener
- Polynesia
- Malaya
- Enigma
- Shortage
- Saharan
- Indochina
- Mediterranean
- Drought
- Severity
- Confederacy
- Munition
- Territorial
- Brigadier
- Sarajevo
- Quartermaster
- Gunnery
- Blister
- Pneumonia
- Mobilization
- Anglo
- Spanish
- Undead
Adjective
Wiktionary
OUTBREAK, noun. An eruption, sudden appearance
OUTBREAK, noun. A sudden increase.
OUTBREAK, noun. An outburst or sudden eruption, especially of violence and mischief.
OUTBREAK, noun. (uncountable) A geological layer that breaks out
OUTBREAK, verb. (intransitive) To burst out
OUTBREAK, verb. (intransitive) To break forth
Dictionary definition
OUTBREAK, noun. A sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities".
Wise words
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