outbreak
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- (countable) If there is an outbreak, a disease suddenly appears in an area and spreads.
- It was the first measles outbreak in the area in thirty years.
- (countable) If there is an outbreak of something, it suddenly increases.
- Synonym: outburst
- There's been a recent outbreak of broken windows in the street.