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outbreak

/'aʊt,breɪk/

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noun
a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
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"the outbreak of hostilities"

Similar:

eruption irruption

type of:
happening natural event occurrence occurrent

Examples of outbreak

"the outbreak of hostilities"