flare-up

n.

1. A sudden outbreak of flame or light: a flare-up of the embers.
2. An outburst or eruption: a flare-up of anger.
3. A recurrence or an intensification: a flare-up of rheumatism.

noun

1. The visible signs of combustion: blaze¹, conflagration, fire, flame. See hot/cold/lukewarm.
2. A sudden violent expression, as of emotion: access, blowup, burst, eruption, explosion, fit², gust, outbreak, outburst. See explosion/collapse.

Suddenly become angry, as in She flared up at the slightest provocation. This metaphoric expression, dating from the mid-1800s, transfers a sudden burst of flame to sudden rage.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a sudden violent happening
  Synonyms: outburst, burst

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - pludselig opblussen, hidsighed, slagsmål

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitbarsting

Français (French)
n. - flamboiement, crise, flambée de violence, altercation, reprise (d'une guerre), recrudescence (d'une maladie)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ausbruch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καβγάς, φούντωμα, κόρωμα
v. - αστράφτω, ανάβω, εξάπτομαι, φουντώνω

Italiano (Italian)
vampata, eruzione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - conflagração (f)

Русский (Russian)
вспышка пламени, световой сигнал, вспышка гнева, обострение, шумная ссора

Español (Spanish)
n. - llamarada, estallido, arrebato (de cólera), explosión (de rabia)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - uppflammande
v. - flamma upp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
火焰, 骤燃, 光等的骤发

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 火焰, 驟燃, 光等的驟發

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 타오르다, 불끈 화내다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ぱっと燃え上がること, 激怒, 突発, 再燃

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) توهج مفاجىء , انفجار الغضب (فعل) يتوهج فجأة , ينفجر غاضبا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮התלקחות, כעס, פעילות‬

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