flareup
/ˈflɛrˌʌp/
noun
- A sudden burst of flame or fire.
- A flareup from the campfire caught the dry grass nearby.
- Firefighters quickly contained the flareup before it spread.
- The chef watched for any flareup when grilling fatty meat.
- A sudden increase in the severity of a disease or medical condition.
- The patient was hospitalized due to a severe flareup of arthritis.
- Stress can cause a flareup of eczema on the skin.
- She had a flareup of her asthma after running in the cold air.
- A sudden outburst of anger, violence, or conflict.
- The argument ended in a flareup of shouting and slammed doors.
- His flareup of temper surprised everyone at the meeting.
- There was a flareup of fighting between the two rival groups.
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