Outbreak — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈaʊtbɹeɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈaʊtbɹeɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈaʊtbɹeɪk/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈaʊtbɹeɪk/.

Examples

the outbreak of hostilities

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

eruption irruption

Parts of Speech

noun	a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition) “the outbreak of hostilities”

Word Forms

erupt	verb	erupt or intensify suddenly
irrupt	verb	erupt or intensify suddenly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ausbruch

ein plötzliches, gewalttätiges, spontanes Ereignis (normalerweise in einem unerwünschten Zustand)

🇫🇷French

épidémie

un événement spontané, violent et soudain (généralement une condition indésirable)

🇪🇸Spanish

brote

una ocurrencia espontánea, violenta y repentina (generalmente de alguna condición indeseable)

🇮🇹Italian

epidemia

un improvviso evento spontaneo violento (di solito di qualche condizione indesiderabile)

🇳🇱Dutch

uitbraak

een plotselinge, gewelddadige, spontane gebeurtenis (meestal van een ongewenste aandoening)

🇵🇹Portuguese

surto

uma ocorrência espontânea violenta e repentina (geralmente de alguma condição indesejável)

🇷🇺Russian

вспышка

внезапное резкое спонтанное возникновение (обычно какого-то нежелательного состояния)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रकोप

अचानक हिंसक सहज घटना (आमतौर पर कुछ अवांछनीय स्थिति की)

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রাদুর্ভাব

হঠাৎ সহিংস স্বতঃস্ফূর্ত ঘটনা (সাধারণত কিছু অবাঞ্ছিত অবস্থার)

🇮🇳Tamil

தீவிர நோய்ப் பரவல்

ஒரு திடீர் வன்முறை தன்னிச்சையான நிகழ்வு (பொதுவாக சில விரும்பத்தகாத நிலையில்)

🇮🇳Telugu

అకస్మాత్తుగా వ్యాపించడం

ఆకస్మిక హింసాత్మక ఆకస్మిక సంఘటన (సాధారణంగా కొన్ని అవాంఛనీయ పరిస్థితి)

🇮🇳Marathi

उद्रेक

अचानक हिंसक उत्स्फूर्त घटना (सहसा काही अनिष्ट स्थितीची)

🇮🇳Gujarati

મહામારીનું એકદમથી ફાટી નીકળવું

અચાનક હિંસક સ્વયંસ્ફુરિત ઘટના (સામાન્ય રીતે કેટલીક અનિચ્છનીય સ્થિતિની)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಫೋಟ

ಹಠಾತ್ ಹಿಂಸಾತ್ಮಕ ಸ್ವಾಭಾವಿಕ ಘಟನೆ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಕೆಲವು ಅನಪೇಕ್ಷಿತ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യാപനം

പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള അക്രമാസക്തമായ സ്വാഭാവിക സംഭവം (സാധാരണയായി ചില അഭികാമ്യമല്ലാത്ത അവസ്ഥ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਕੋਪ

ਇੱਕ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਹਿੰਸਕ ਸੁਭਾਵਕ ਘਟਨਾ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਕੁਝ ਅਣਚਾਹੇ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਦੀ)

🇵🇰Urdu

پھیلاؤ

اچانک پرتشدد بے ساختہ واقعہ (عام طور پر کچھ ناپسندیدہ حالت کا)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

暴发

突然发生的暴力自发事件（通常是某种不良情况）

🇯🇵Japanese

アウトブレイク

突然の暴力的な自発的な出来事（通常は何らかの望ましくない状態）

🇰🇷Korean

발생

갑작스럽고 폭력적인 자연 발생(보통 바람직하지 않은 상태)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bùng phát

một sự xuất hiện bạo lực đột ngột (thường là do một số tình trạng không mong muốn)

🇹🇭Thai

การระบาด

เหตุการณ์รุนแรงที่เกิดขึ้นเองอย่างกะทันหัน (มักมีสภาพที่ไม่พึงประสงค์)

🇮🇩Indonesian

wabah

kejadian spontan kekerasan yang tiba-tiba (biasanya dari beberapa kondisi yang tidak diinginkan)

🇲🇾Malay

wabak

kejadian spontan yang ganas secara tiba-tiba (biasanya dalam beberapa keadaan yang tidak diingini)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التفشي

حدث عفوي عنيف مفاجئ (عادةً بسبب حالة غير مرغوب فيها)

🇮🇷Persian

شیوع

یک اتفاق ناگهانی خشونت آمیز خود به خود (معمولاً برخی از شرایط نامطلوب)

🇹🇷Turkish

salgın

ani, şiddetli, spontan bir olay (genellikle istenmeyen bir durumdan kaynaklanır)

🇮🇱Hebrew

התפרצות

התרחשות ספונטנית אלימה פתאומית (בדרך כלל במצב לא רצוי כלשהו)

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