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Outbreak vs Spurts - What's the difference?

outbreak | spurts |

As nouns the difference between outbreak and spurts

is that outbreak is an eruption, sudden appearance while spurts is .

As a verb outbreak

is to burst out.

outbreak

English

Noun

(wikipedia outbreak) (en noun)
  • An eruption, sudden appearance
  • ''Any epidemic outbreak causes understandable panic
  • A sudden increase.
  • There has been an outbreak of vandalism at the school.
  • An outburst or sudden eruption, especially of violence and mischief.
  • There has been an outbreak of broken windows in the street.
  • (uncountable) A geological layer that breaks out
  • Synonyms

    * outburst * tumult

    Antonyms

    * (l)

    Verb

  • To burst out
  • To break forth
  • See also

    * breakout

    Anagrams

    * *

    spurts

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (spurt)
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