outbreak

Questions about outbreak

What does outbreak mean?

outbreak means "a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)".

How many syllables are in outbreak?

outbreak has 2 syllables: out-break. The stress falls on "out". In IPA it is /ˈaʊtˌbɹeɪk/.

What is another word for outbreak?

Close synonyms include eruption, irruption. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is outbreak a common word?

outbreak is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with outbreak?

5 words rhyme with outbreak. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.