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| agony |
a sudden emotional outburst. [1/3 definitions] |
| blaze1 |
a sudden, intense fire, or an outburst of fire or emotion. [1/6 definitions] |
| blowup |
a violent outburst of temper or argument. [1/3 definitions] |
| conniption |
(informal) an outburst or fit of anger, hysteria, or the like. |
| ebullition |
a violent outflow, as of emotions or ideas; outburst. [1/2 definitions] |
| ejaculation |
a sudden vocal outburst; exclamation. [1/2 definitions] |
| ejaculatory |
of, or having the nature of, a vocal outburst; exclamatory. [1/2 definitions] |
| explosion |
a sudden, forceful, and often emotional outburst. [1/3 definitions] |
| firestorm |
a violent public outburst or disturbance, as of protest. [1/2 definitions] |
| fit2 |
a sudden, intense outburst or onslaught, as of emotion. [1/2 definitions] |
| gale |
a loud outburst. [1/2 definitions] |
| hysteria |
in an individual or group, an uncontrollable outburst of fear or other emotions, producing fits of weeping, laughter, irrational behavior, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| hysteric |
(usu. pl.; used with a sing. or pl. verb) an outburst of uncontrollable sobbing or laughter. [1/4 definitions] |
| outpouring |
an act or instance of pouring, or that which pours or is poured out; outflow or outburst. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. [1/2 definitions] |
| passion |
an outburst of violent anger or other emotion. [1/4 definitions] |
| roar |
an outburst of noisy laughter. [1/8 definitions] |
| round |
an outburst, as of applause. [1/24 definitions] |
| sally |
an unexpected or sudden burst of activity or emotion; outburst. [1/7 definitions] |
| scene |
an emotional outburst or other embarrassing or disturbing display. [2/8 definitions] |
| shout |
a loud cry, call, or vocal outburst. [1/3 definitions] |
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