different between outburst vs spasm

English

Etymology

From Middle English outbersten, outbresten, equivalent to out- +? burst. Cognate with Dutch uitbarsten (“to erupt; burst out”), German ausbersten (“to burst out; erupt”).

Pronunciation

• Verb:
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /?a?t?b?st/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?a?t?b??st/
• Noun:
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /?a?t?b?st/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?a?t?b??st/
• Hyphenation: out?burst

Verb

outburst (third-person singular simple present outbursts, present participle outbursting, simple past outburst or outbrast, past participle outburst or outbursten)

1. (intransitive) To burst out.

Noun

outburst (plural outbursts)

1. a sudden, often violent expression of emotion or activity.

   The man greeted us with an outburst of invective.

Synonyms

• explosion

Antonyms

• inburst

Translations

Anagrams

• burst out, subtutor

English

Etymology

From Middle English spasme, from Old French spasme, from Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek ??????? (spasmós, “spasm, convulsion”), from ???? (spá?, “to draw out, pull out”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?spæz.?m/

Noun

spasm (plural spasms)

1. A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ.
2. A violent, excruciating seizure of pain.
3. A sudden and temporary burst of energy, activity, or emotion.

Related terms

• spastic

Translations

Verb

spasm (third-person singular simple present spasms, present participle spasming, simple past and past participle spasmed)

1. To produce and undergo a spasm.

Translations

Anagrams

• samps, spams

Romanian

Etymology

From French spasme.

Noun

spasm n (plural spasme)

1. spasm

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

From Old French spasme, from Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek ??????? (spasmós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?spasm/, [?spas?m]

Noun

spasm c

1. spasm

Declension

References

• spasm in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)