Outbreak: meaning, definitions and examples
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outbreak
[ ˈaʊtˌbreɪk ]
disease
A sudden occurrence of a disease in a specific geographic area or population, often causing widespread illness or death.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan led to a global pandemic.
- There was an outbreak of measles in the local community, resulting in many children getting sick.
Translations
Translations of the word "outbreak" in other languages:
🇵🇹 surto
- epidemia
- explosão
🇮🇳 प्रकोप
- संक्रमण
- फैलाव
🇩🇪 Ausbruch
- Epidemie
- Ausbruch einer Krankheit
🇮🇩 wabah
- pecahnya penyakit
- ledakan
🇺🇦 спалах
- епідемія
- вибух
🇵🇱 wybuch
- epidemia
- nagły wzrost
🇯🇵 発生 (はっせい)
- 流行 (りゅうこう)
- 爆発 (ばくはつ)
🇫🇷 épidémie
- flambée
- explosion
🇪🇸 brote
- epidemia
- explosión
🇹🇷 salgın
- patlak verme
- patlama
🇰🇷 발발
- 유행
- 폭발
🇸🇦 تفشي
- انتشار
- انفجار
🇨🇿 vypuknutí
- epidemie
- exploze
🇸🇰 vypuknutie
- epidémia
- výbuch
🇨🇳 爆发 (bàofā)
- 流行 (liúxíng)
- 爆炸 (bàozhà)
🇸🇮 izbruh
- epidemija
- eksplozija
🇮🇸 útbrot
- faraldur
- sprenging
🇰🇿 өршу
- індет
- жарылыс
🇬🇪 აფეთქება
- ეპიდემია
- ამოფრქვევა
🇦🇿 partlayış
- epidemiya
- xəstəliyin yayılması
🇲🇽 brote
- epidemia
- explosión
Word origin
The word 'outbreak' originated from the combination of 'out' and 'break', indicating a sudden bursting or eruption. It has been used since the 16th century to describe sudden occurrences of diseases or violence.
See also: break, breakable, breakaway, breakdown, breakdowns, breaker, breaking, breakthrough, breakthroughs, breakup, unbreakable, unbroken.