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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. an unrestrained expression of emotion;
[syn: effusion, gush, outburst, blowup, ebullition]

2. a sudden intense happening;
- Example: "an outburst of heavy rain"
- Example: "a burst of lightning"
[syn: outburst, burst, flare-up]

3. a sudden violent disturbance;
[syn: outburst, tumultuous disturbance]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Outburst \Out"burst`\, n.
   A bursting forth; as, an outburst of laughter.
   [1913 Webster +PJC]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

outburst
    n 1: an unrestrained expression of emotion [syn: effusion,
         gush, outburst, blowup, ebullition]
    2: a sudden intense happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a
       burst of lightning" [syn: outburst, burst, flare-up]
    3: a sudden violent disturbance [syn: outburst, tumultuous
       disturbance]