flareup

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A form of flare-up — A sudden outbreak, outburst or eruption (originally of flame, but now used more generally of any violent activity or emotion).

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Meanings

nounflareup (plural flareups)

plural flareups

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of flare-up.

    All the legendry, of course, white and Indian alike, died down during the nineteenth century, except for occasional atavistical flareups.

    1931, H. P. Lovecraft, chapter 1, in The Whisperer in Darkness

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APA

flareup. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flareup

MLA

“flareup.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flareup. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flareup,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flareup.

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