flareup
[ flair-uhp ]
/ ˈflɛərˌʌp /
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noun
a sudden flaring up of flame or light.
a sudden outburst or intensification, as of anger or tensions.
a sudden outbreak of violence, disease, or any other condition thought to be quelled, checked, or inactive.
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Origin of flareup
First recorded in 1830–40; noun use of verb phrase flare up
Words nearby flareup
flare, flareback, flare path, flares, flare star, flareup, flaring, flash, flashback, flash blindness, flashboard
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Example sentences from the Web for flareup
More recent flareups and changing restrictions are hampering the restart of travel as they make reliable trip-planning near impossible.
Airport COVID testing hubs and new travel corridors are part of a plan to revive U.S.-Europe air travel|Bernhard Warner|August 19, 2020|FortuneThe latest flareup has sparked a substantive argument over whether networks should place any limits on their opinion-mongers.
Flareup had, as usual, lighted his weed, and was sending the smoke into the face of May Sandon.
The Cruise of the Frolic|W.H.G. KingstonIn fact, I got the distinct impression that he showed no flareup, no animosity when Connally's name was mentioned.
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
British Dictionary definitions for flareup
flare-up
noun
a sudden burst of fire or light
informal a sudden burst of emotion or violence
verb flare up (intr, adverb)
to burst suddenly into fire or light
informal to burst into anger
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Idioms and Phrases with flareup
flare up
Suddenly become angry, as in She flared up at the slightest provocation. This metaphoric expression, dating from the mid-1800s, transfers a sudden burst of flame to sudden rage.
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