ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: from flare up (verb phrase), from flare (I) + up
1.
a. : a sudden bursting into flame or light : flaring
a sharp flare-up of the dying fire
excessive head lamp flare-up when engine speed is increased — H.F.Blanchard & Ralph Ritchen
b. or flare-up light : a brilliantly flammable torch or flare used for signaling or emergency illumination (as on a fishing boat)
2. : a sudden outburst: as
a. : an outburst of anger, discontent, or antagonism usually leading to heated words or violent action
struck his brother in a flare-up of fury
b. : a sudden intensification of something previously mild or quiescent
a flare-up of labor disputes
a new flare-up of border disorders
especially : a sudden increase in the symptoms of a latent or subsiding disease
a flare-up of malaria