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Synonyms for outbreak
ˈaʊtˌbreɪkout·break
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outbreaknoun
outbreaknoun
To burst out
Any epidemic outbreak causes understandable panic
outbreaknoun
A sudden increase.
There has been an outbreak of vandalism at the school.
outbreaknoun
An outburst or sudden eruption, especially of violence and mischief.
There has been an outbreak of broken windows in the street.
outbreaknoun
An uproar, riot
Poorly trained officers can't control a prison outburst without excessive repression
outbreaknoun
A geological layer that breaks out
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
outbreak
Synonyms:
outburst, tumult, commotion, insurrection, rebellion, ebullitionAntonyms:
subsidence, pacification, quelling, quiet, order, cooling
Princeton's WordNet
outbreak, eruption, irruptionnoun
a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
"the outbreak of hostilities"
Synonyms:
volcanic eruption, bam, clap, extravasation, bang, blast, eructation, eruption, irruption
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Editors Contribution
boomtime
outbreak of something good
the business has had an out break in stocks
Submitted by acronimous on September 7, 2017
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
outbreak
Synonyms:
An epidemic
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#17549 | bam | |
#20787 | clap | |
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#25278 | bursting | |
#33759 | infestation | |
#34556 | epidemics | |
#35039 | commotion | |
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#37664 | outburst | |
#40475 | insurrection | |
#48006 | spate | |
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#63726 | upsurge | |
#134903 | extravasation | |
#153005 | epizootic | |
#167016 | ebullition | |
#263281 | irruption |
How to use outbreak in a sentence?
The difference now in this outbreak that we see than the outbreak that happened last school year is that this seems to be more centered on kids, rather than adults, so that scares me to death.
Last year we heard about a diarrhea outbreak because there were no latrines.
The response in this outbreak -- including rapidly identifying people that had been exposed to the dead animals, providing them with antibiotics post-exposure and then starting the community engagement to raise awareness on what was going on -- was so critical, all of those actions together -- or this really rapid multisectorial response -- was the key to having a successful outcome.
All the farms have been quarantined and decontaminated. Other locations in Ikorodu, Ojo and Lagos Mainland have already been quarantined, while awaiting confirmation, nigeria will successfully control the bird flu outbreak. We have successfully controlled it in the past.
The security issue is really having a major negative impact on the ability to respond in an appropriate way, in the classic way that you respond to an Ebola outbreak, to be able to essentially get to the point where you diminish it, diminish it, diminish it, and then it's gone.
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