sunburn

[ suhn-burn ]
/ ˈsʌnˌbɜrn /

noun

inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun or a sunlamp.

verb (used with or without object), sun·burned or sun·burnt, sun·burn·ing.

to affect or be affected with sunburn: An hour in the sun sunburned me severely. I sunburn easily.

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Origin of sunburn

First recorded in 1520–30; sun + burn1

OTHER WORDS FROM sunburn

un·sun·burned, adjectiveun·sun·burnt, adjectivewell-sun·burned, adjectivewell-sun·burnt, adjective

Words nearby sunburn

sunbird, sunblock, sunbonnet, sunbow, sunbreak, sunburn, sunburst, sunburst pleats, sunbury, sunbury-on-thames, sunchoke
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British Dictionary definitions for sunburn

sunburn
/ (ˈsʌnˌbɜːn) /

noun

inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to the sunTechnical name: erythema solare
another word for suntan

Derived forms of sunburn

sunburnt or sunburned, adjective
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Medical definitions for sunburn

sunburn
[ sŭn′bûrn′ ]

n.

Inflammation and erythema of the skin, often with blistering, caused by overexposure to the ultraviolet rays of direct sunlight.

Other words from sunburn

sun′burn′ v.
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