outbreak

n

1. outburst, eruption, explosion, burst, flare-up. See outburst(defs. 1-3).

2. manifestation, appearance, materialization, emergence, rise, outcrop.

3. public disturbance, riot, disorder, disruption; strike, picketing, protest, protest march, demonstration, sit-in; civil disorder, anarchy, mob law, street-fighting, fighting in the streets, violence; insurrection, rebellion, revolt, revolution, insurgence, insurgency, uprising, rising, peasant revolt, jacquerie; mutiny, insubordination, sedition, subversion; coup d'e'tat, coup, overthrow, takeover, Ger. putsch.

4. clash, argument, controversy, combat, contention, disagreement, discord; altercation, dispute, row, quarrel, squabble, dustup, spat, tiff, Brit. Dial. fratch; encounter, meeting, engagement, embroilment, confrontation, showdown, duel, contest; fight, gunfight, battle, struggle, strife, conflict; tussle, bout, Scot. sturt, Inf. scrap, Inf. run-in, Inf. set-to, brush; skirmish, action, fray, affray; brawl, donnybrook, free-for-all, melee, hand-to-hand fight; fracas, uproar, tumult, turbulence, excitement, perturbation, agitation, unrest, turmoil, disquiet, confusion, jumble, imbroglio; stir, fuss, commotion, Inf. ruckus, Inf. rumpus, hubbub, noise, racket, clatter