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, flashboard, flashbulb

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How to use flareup in a sentence

A new report now links pollution from that Camp Fire to flareups of eczema.
Warning: Wildfires might make you itch|Kathiann Kowalski|June 3, 2021|Science News For Students
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|Fortune
The latest flareup has sparked a substantive argument over whether networks should place any limits on their opinion-mongers.
Olbermann's Wrist Slap|Howard Kurtz|November 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
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. Kingston

In 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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Other 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.