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Rising vs Outbreak - What's the difference?

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Rising is a related term of outbreak.


As verbs the difference between rising and outbreak

is that rising is while outbreak is to burst out.

As nouns the difference between rising and outbreak

is that rising is rebellion while outbreak is an eruption, sudden appearance.

As an adjective rising

is going up.

As a preposition rising

is (us|slang|dated) more than; exceeding; upwards of.

rising

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • rebellion
  • The act of something that rises.
  • the risings and fallings of a thermometer
  • (US, dated) A dough and yeast mixture which is allowed to ferment.
  • salt rising'''; milk '''rising

    Adjective

    (-)
  • going up
  • Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • (US, slang, dated) More than; exceeding; upwards of.
  • a horse rising six years of age
    (Webster 1913)

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    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

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