flare up

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Definition
  1. Intransitive Verb:
    • To suddenly begin, erupt, or intensify, often with anger, violence, or strong emotion.
    • To ignite or blaze up again suddenly after having died down.
Usage
  • flare up is a phrasal verb. It is used to describe a sudden, often unexpected, outbreak or increase in intensity.
  • It is commonly used for conflicts, arguments, emotions (like anger or pain), illnesses, and fires.
Examples
  • Emotion/Conflict:
    • His temper flared up when he heard the news.
    • The debate flared up over the new policy.
  • Health:
    • My back pain flared up again after gardening.
    • Her skin condition flares up in dry weather.
  • Fire/Violence:
    • The campfire flared up when he added more wood.
    • Fighting flared up in the city overnight.
Advanced Usage
  • "to flare up at someone": To suddenly become angry and direct that anger at a specific person.
    • She flared up at her colleague for taking credit for her work.
Variants and Related Words
  • Flare (noun/verb): Can refer to a sudden burst of light or flame, or a device that produces a bright light. As a verb, it can mean to burn with a sudden, unsteady flame or to suddenly become angry or active.
    • The match flared in the darkness.
    • Tensions flared between the two nations.
  • Flare-up (noun): The event or instance of something flaring up.
    • He experienced a painful flare-up of arthritis.
    • There was a brief flare-up of violence in the region.
Synonyms
  • Erupt: To burst out suddenly and violently.
  • Ignite: To catch fire or to provoke strong feelings.
  • Explode: To burst out suddenly with strong emotion.
  • Recur: To occur again (specific to symptoms or conditions).
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Blow up: To explode; to lose one's temper suddenly.
    • He blew up when he saw the mistake. (Similar to "flared up" in an emotional context, but often implies a louder or more dramatic outburst.)
  • Break out: To begin suddenly (often used for war, disease, or fire).
    • A fire broke out in the warehouse.
Verb
  1. erupt or intensify suddenly
    • Unrest erupted in the country
    • Tempers flared at the meeting
    • The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism
  2. ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down
    • the fire flared up and died down once again

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