{
    "term": "outbreak",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the sudden start of something unpleasant, especially violence or a disease",
            "labels": "(British English)(informal)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)(British English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the outbreak of war"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an outbreak of typhoid"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Outbreaks of rain are expected in the afternoon."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the events that led to the outbreak of World War I"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an outbreak of hostilities"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Health problems"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["large", "major", "serious"],
                "verb + outbreak": ["cause", "lead to", "prevent"],
                "outbreak + verb": ["occur"],
                "preposition": ["outbreak of"],
                "phrases": [
                    "an outbreak of disease",
                    "outbreaks of rain",
                    "an outbreak of war, fighting, hostilities, violence, etc."
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈaʊtbreɪk/",
                "audio": "ou/outbreak/outbreak__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈaʊtbreɪk/",
                "audio": "ou/outbreak/outbreak__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}