flare-up

/'fleər'ʌp/

Thân thiện

A sudden flare-up of lightning lit the dark sky.

Definition

Noun: 1. A sudden, intense occurrence or outburst: A rapid and often unexpected increase in the intensity or severity of something, such as an emotion, conflict, or physical symptom. 2. A sudden burst of flame or light: A brief, bright, and unsteady burning or shining.

Examples of Usage

Advanced Usage

• "to have a flare-up": To experience a sudden recurrence or worsening of a condition, especially a medical one.
  • My arthritis tends to have a flare-up when the weather is damp and cold.
• "to cause a flare-up": To trigger or provoke a sudden intense occurrence.
  • Eating certain foods can cause a flare-up of my allergies.

Variants and Related Words

• Flare (verb/noun): The root word, meaning to burn or shine with a sudden intensity or to widen outward.
  • The fire flared in the wind. (verb)
  • The skirt has a slight flare. (noun)
• Flare-up is itself a compound noun derived from the verb "flare."

Synonyms

• Outburst: A sudden release of strong emotion or activity.
• Eruption: A sudden, violent occurrence.
• Recurrence: The fact of occurring again, often used for medical conditions.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Flare up (phrasal verb): The verbal form from which the noun is derived. It means to suddenly become more intense, violent, or severe.
  • The conflict flared up again after months of calm.
  • His temper flared up unexpectedly.

Related Idioms

• (To go) up in flames: To be destroyed by fire or to fail completely and dramatically. While similar to a "flare-up" in intensity, this idiom implies a final, destructive result.
  • Their business plan went up in flames after the scandal.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a sudden intense happening
   • an outburst of heavy rain
   • a burst of lightning

Từ đồng nghĩa

• outburst
• burst