flare-up

See also: flareup, and flare up

English

Alternative forms

• flareup

Etymology

Deverbal from flare up.

Pronunciation

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Noun

flare-up (plural flare-ups)

1. A sudden outbreak, outburst or eruption (originally of flame, but now used more generally of any violent activity or emotion).

   Antonyms: burnout, flameout

   • 1933, Richard Curle, Corruption, page 75:

     But what I do think is that there's likely to be a regular flare-up soon. And how can one tell where that may end? If only I could get Ambrose to take me away somewhere! But he won't budge.

   • 2009, Peter Osbaldeston, The Palm Springs Diner's Bible: A Restaurant Guide for Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, la Quinta, Bermuda Dunes, Indio, and Desert Hot Springs, Gretna, La.: Pelican Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 250:

     The disadvantage of the underfired grill is the potential for flareups, which can cause a burned spot or carbonization. Not only do these taste bad, but they are also carcinogenic.

2. A sudden intensification in activity.

   Antonyms: burnout, flameout

3. An inflammation such as of tendons (tendonitis) or joints (osteoarthritis).

   Synonym: flare

   Hypernym: exacerbation

   • 2000, Jon Zonderman, Ronald Vender, Understanding Crohn Disease and Ulcerative Colitis‎^[1]:

     Although Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis are chronic, they are characterized by periods of remission that last for varying amounts of time, interrupted by flare-ups, when symptoms of the disease become more evident.

Translations

outbreak, outburst or eruption

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• Czech: vzplanutí n
• Finnish: purkaus (fi)
• Polish: rozbłysk m
• Russian: вспы́шка (ru) f (vspýška)
• Spanish: brote (es) m
• Turkish: ânî alevlenme, ânî öfke; (law) hiddet (tr), patlama (tr); parlayıverme, tutuşma (tr)

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