different between inauguration vs outbreak

English

Etymology

From Middle French inauguration

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n???(j)???e???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

inauguration (countable and uncountable, plural inaugurations)

1. The act of inaugurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.
2. The formal beginning or initiation of any movement, enterprise, event etc.

   The inauguration of the new bar was a success, with plenty of discounts.

Translations

Further reading

• inauguration on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

From Latin inaugur?ti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.no.?y.?a.sj??/

Noun

inauguration f (plural inaugurations)

1. inauguration

Related terms

• inaugurer

Further reading

• “inauguration” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Middle English outbreken, oute-breken, from Old English ?t?brecan (“to break out”), equivalent to out- +? break. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uutbreeke (“to break out; burst out”), West Frisian útbrekke (“to break out”), Dutch uitbreken (“to break out, burst out”), German ausbrechen (“to break out, erupt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?tb?e?k/
• Hyphenation: out?break

Noun

outbreak (plural outbreaks)

1. An eruption; the sudden appearance of a rash, disease, etc.

   Any epidemic outbreak causes understandable panic.

2. (figuratively) An outburst or sudden eruption, especially of violence and mischief.

   There has been an outbreak of broken windows in the street.

3. A sudden increase.

   There has been an outbreak of vandalism at the school.

4. A geological layer that breaks out.

Synonyms

• (figurative outburst): outburst, tumult

Antonyms

• inbreak

Translations

Verb

outbreak (third-person singular simple present outbreaks, present participle outbreaking, simple past outbroke, past participle outbroken)

1. (intransitive) To burst out.
2. (intransitive) To break forth.

See also

• breakout

Anagrams

• break out, breakout, kabouter, outbrake