the beginning of something suddenly
the star of something unpleasant, usually a disease
The influenza outbreak had begun that year.
I had an outbreak of measles a year and a half back. It was a bad time for me.
There is an outbreak of viral fever in the African countries right now.
The H1N1 outbreak is very bad in the south of the country.
Do you know the consequences of the outbreak that this virus will cause when released in water? It will wipe out the entire village.
My sister saw an outbreak of yellow fever and pneumonia together. That is why she was admitted in the hospital.
The outbreak of the riot happened in this street where people were initially just protesting and chanting out loud.
The outbreak of the war was natural after so much animosity between the neighbouring countries.
You don’t know what caused this outbreak so you cannot conclude your paper like this.
The Mehta’s have seen an outbreak of Dengue in their neighbourhood.
There is no origin for this idiom
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