flare-up

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Etymology

Deverbal from flare up.

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flare-up (plural flare-ups)

  1. A sudden outbreak, outburst or eruption (originally of flame, but now used more generally of any violent activity or emotion).
    Antonyms: burnout, flameout
    • 1933, Richard Curle, Corruption, page 75:
      But what I do think is that there's likely to be a regular flare-up soon. And how can one tell where that may end? If only I could get Ambrose to take me away somewhere! But he won't budge.
    • 2009, Peter Osbaldeston, The Palm Springs Diner's Bible: A Restaurant Guide for Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, la Quinta, Bermuda Dunes, Indio, and Desert Hot Springs, Gretna, La.: Pelican Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 250:
      The disadvantage of the underfired grill is the potential for flareups, which can cause a burned spot or carbonization. Not only do these taste bad, but they are also carcinogenic.
  2. A sudden intensification in activity.
    Antonyms: burnout, flameout
  3. An inflammation such as of tendons (tendonitis) or joints (osteoarthritis).
    Synonym: flare
    Hypernym: exacerbation
    • 2000, Jon Zonderman, Ronald Vender, Understanding Crohn Disease and Ulcerative Colitis‎:
      Although Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis are chronic, they are characterized by periods of remission that last for varying amounts of time, interrupted by flare-ups, when symptoms of the disease become more evident.

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