Outbreak vs Outlaw - What's the difference?
outbreak | outlaw |
An eruption, sudden appearance
A sudden increase.
An outburst or sudden eruption, especially of violence and mischief.
(uncountable) A geological layer that breaks out
To burst out
To break forth
A fugitive from the law.
A person who is excluded from normal legal rights.
A person who operates outside established norms.
A wild horse.
(humorous) An in-law: a relative by marriage.
To declare illegal
To place a ban upon
To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement.
To deprive of legal force.
As nouns the difference between outbreak and outlaw
is that outbreak is an eruption, sudden appearance while outlaw is a fugitive from the law.As verbs the difference between outbreak and outlaw
is that outbreak is to burst out while outlaw is to declare illegal.outbreak
English
Noun
(wikipedia outbreak) (en noun)- ''Any epidemic outbreak causes understandable panic
- There has been an outbreak of vandalism at the school.
- There has been an outbreak of broken windows in the street.
Synonyms
* outburst * tumultAntonyms
* (l)Verb
See also
* breakoutAnagrams
* *outlaw
English
Noun
(en noun)- The main character of the play was a bit of an outlaw who refused to shake hands or say thank you.
Synonyms
* (person that operates outside established norms) anti-heroVerb
(outlaw)- to outlaw a debt or claim
- Laws outlawed by necessity. — Fuller.