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IELTS word

outbreak

/ˈaʊtbreΙͺk/noun

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English definition

a sudden spread of disease among people

Common phrases / collocations

  1. disease outbreak
  2. outbreak of flu
  3. contain an outbreak

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    The clinic responded to an outbreak of flu.

  2. 2.

    The outbreak spread through the school.

  3. 3.

    Doctors worked to contain the outbreak.

Visual learning

See the meaning

A clinic handles a sudden line of coughing patients with masked staff.
a sudden spread of disease among people
1many people fall ill
2clinic responds
many people fall ill→clinic responds