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Outbreak vs Crisis - What's the difference?

outbreak | crisis |

As nouns the difference between outbreak and crisis

is that outbreak is an eruption, sudden appearance while crisis is a crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.

As a verb outbreak

is to burst out.

outbreak

English

Noun

(wikipedia outbreak) (en noun)
  • An eruption, sudden appearance
    • ''Any epidemic outbreak causes understandable panic
  • A sudden increase.
    • There has been an outbreak of vandalism at the school.
  • An outburst or sudden eruption, especially of violence and mischief.
    • There has been an outbreak of broken windows in the street.
  • (uncountable) A geological layer that breaks out

    • Synonyms

    * outburst * tumult

    Antonyms

    * (l)

    Verb

  • To burst out
  • To break forth

    • See also

    * breakout

    Anagrams

    * *

    crisis

    English

    Noun

    (crises)
  • A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.
  • An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.
  • A sudden change in the course of a disease, usually at which the patient is expected to recover or die.
  • (psychology) A traumatic or stressful change in a person's life.
  • (drama) A point in a drama at which a conflict reaches a peak before being resolved.

    • Derived terms

    {{der3, crisis management , currency crisis , financial crisis , economic crisis , international crisis , identity crisis , existential crisis , personal crisis , psychological crisis , midlife crisis , quarter-life crisis}}

    Related terms

    * critic * critical * criticize * critique * criterion

    External links

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