eruption

eruption

noun

Definition of ERUPTION

1

a sudden intense expression of strong feeling <a great eruption of glee as it suddenly dawned on her that she had won>

Synonyms agony, blaze, burst, ebullition, eruption, explosion, fit, flare, flare-up, flash, flush, gale, gush, gust, paroxysm, spasm, storm

Related Words blowup, grouch, rage, tantrum; ecstasy, rapture, transport; delirium, firestorm, frenzy, furor

2

the act or an instance of exploding <the eruption of the volcano Krakatoa was one of the most violent in global history>

Synonyms blast, blowup, burst, bursting, detonation, eruption, outburst

Related Words discharge, firing, shooting; blowout, flare-up; bang, boom, pop; airburst, groundburst

Antonyms implosion