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- DictionaryOut·break/ˈoutˌbrāk/
noun
- 1. the sudden or violent start of something unwelcome, such as war, disease, etc.: "the outbreak of World War II"
1. a. : a sudden or violent increase in activity or currency. the outbreak of war. b. : a sudden rise in the incidence of a disease. an outbreak of measles. c. : a sudden increase in numbers of a harmful organism and especially an insect within a particular area.
Outbreak definition: a sudden breaking out or occurrence, especially of something bad or unpleasant; eruption. See examples of OUTBREAK used in a sentence.
Mar 9, 2020 · An outbreak is a noticeable, often small, increase over the expected number of cases. Imagine an unusual spike in the number of children with diarrhea at a daycare.
OUTBREAK definition: 1. a time when something suddenly begins, especially a disease or something else dangerous or…. Learn more.
OUTBREAK meaning: 1. a time when something suddenly begins, especially a disease or something else dangerous or…. Learn more.
In epidemiology, an outbreak is a sudden increase in occurrences of a disease when cases are in excess of normal expectancy for the location or season. It may affect a small and localized group or impact upon thousands of people across an entire continent.
the sudden start of something unpleasant, especially violence or a disease. the outbreak of war. an outbreak of typhoid. Outbreaks of rain are expected in the afternoon. the events that led to the outbreak of World War I. an outbreak of hostilities.
the time when something unpleasant and difficult to control starts, such as a war or disease: an outbreak of flu / fighting. (Definition of outbreak from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
OUTBREAK meaning: a sudden start or increase of fighting or disease often + of.
noun. outbreaks. A sudden increase. There has been an outbreak of vandalism at the school. Wiktionary. A breaking out; sudden occurrence, as of disease or war. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. An insurrection or riot. Webster's New World. An uproar, riot. Poorly trained officers can't control a prison outburst without excessive repression.
