outburst

n.
A sudden, violent display, as of activity or emotion: an outburst of indignation.

noun

1. The act of emerging violently from limits or restraints: eruption, explosion, outbreak. See explosion/collapse.
2. A sudden violent expression, as of emotion: access, blowup, burst, eruption, explosion, fit², flare-up, gust, outbreak. See explosion/collapse.

n

Definition: fit of temper
Antonyms: harmony, order, peace

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IN BRIEF: A sudden passionate expression.

When a dog accidentally wandered onto the stage and followed him around during his monologue, there was an outburst of laughter from the audience.

• Platform: IBM PC Compatible
• Release Date: September 01, 1998
• Genre: Traditional
• Style: Board Game
• Similar Games: You Don't Know Jack (Hybrid Windows/Mac), HeadRush (Hybrid Windows/Mac)

Game Description

Outburst is a party game designed for a group of players divided into two teams.. The basic premise of Outburst is to have players call out answers (entered by a designated team captain) based on topics randomly supplied by the program. Each topic contains ten pre-determined Target Answers, which earn the team a single point when matched, and games consist of seven rounds with six variations. To speed up gameplay, only the first three letters of each answer need to be typed, as the program is designed to recognize correct responses.

Rounds 1, 2, and 4 feature "Regular Outburst," which gives teams 60 seconds to come up with answers and earn bonus points. In Round 3, "Reverse Burst" has players guessing the topic instead of the answers. Round 5 has two options: "Sloppy Seconds" and "Challenge Clock." In the former, teams have 30 seconds to make five correct matches, and the opposing team has 30 seconds to "steal" any answers not correctly matched for double points. The latter, a timed, winner-take-all event, has one team trying to match five pre-determined answers within one minute and the other team getting an equal amount of time on a different topic.

Round 6's "Shout Burst" features multiple-choice questions, while "Mondo Burst" in Round 7 offers a multitude of different Target Answers per topic. Single-player and network games (playable with up to eight players via LAN or Internet) have variations on the standard "party" game rules, but gameplay remains basically the same. Outburst is hosted by actor Timothy Stack and co-hosted by Lani Minella.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - udbrud

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitbarsting, losbarsting, aanval (emotioneel)

Français (French)
n. - éclat, accès, explosion, éruption, crise (de larmes), bouffée (d'énergie)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ausbruch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - έκρηξη, ξέσπασμα

Italiano (Italian)
esplosione, eruzione, scoppio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - explosão (f), surto (m)

Русский (Russian)
вспышка

Español (Spanish)
n. - exabrupto, explosión, arrebato, ataque, arranque

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - utbrott, anfall, attack

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
爆发, 破裂, 突发

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 爆發, 破裂, 突發

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 폭발, (눈물)쏟아져 나옴

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 爆発, ほとばしり

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ثوران‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮התפרצות, עליה על פני השטח‬

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