Difference between Flare-up and Outburst

What is the difference between Flare-up and Outburst?

Flare-up as a noun is a sudden outbreak, outburst or eruption (originally of flame, but now used more generally of any violent activity) while Outburst as a noun is a sudden, violent expression of emotion or activity

Flare-up

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A sudden outbreak, outburst or eruption (originally of flame, but now used more generally of any violent activity) A sudden intensification in activity

Outburst

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a sudden, violent expression of emotion or activity

Example sentence: It's a treat to portray a complex character. Besides... where else could I find a job where emotional outbursts and odd exclamations like 'Egad!', 'Narf!', 'Poit!', 'Splonk!' and 'Zort!' are allowed?

We hope you now know whether to use Flare-up or Outburst in your sentence.

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