OUTBREAK


Meaning of OUTBREAK in English

(~s)

If there is an ~ of something unpleasant, such as violence or a disease, it suddenly starts to happen.

...the ~ of war in the Middle East...

In Peru, a cholera ~ continues to spread.

N-COUNT: usu sing, usu with supp

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