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   outbreak

   /ˈaʊtbreɪk/

   noun

   • 1. a sudden occurrence of something unwelcome, such as war or disease: "the outbreak of World War II" Similar eruptionflare-upupsurgeoutburstepidemicbreakoutsudden appearancerashwavespatefloodexplosionburstblazeflurryrare:recrudescenceebullitionboutadestartbeginningonsetbreaking outopeningoutsetday oneinceptiondawngenesisformal:commencement

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • O

     1

   • U

     1

   • T

     1

   • B

     3

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • A

     1

   • K

     5

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