outburst

  • 131burst — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. rupture, break, rend, bust (sl.); explode, shatter. See violence, disjunction. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An act or result of bursting] Syn. blowout, rupture, blast, blowup; see blowout 1 , explosion 1 .… …

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  • 132paroxysm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fit, seizure, spasm; convulsion, attack; outburst, frenzy. See agitation, violence, pain. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Outburst] Syn. passion, hysterics, outbreak, frenzy, furor, fury, violence, agitation,… …

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