Definition of "eruption" []

• The act or process of erupting. (noun)
• An instance of erupting. (noun)
• A sudden, often violent outburst. (noun)
• An appearance of a rash or blemish on the skin. (noun)
• Such a rash or blemish. (noun)

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• "And this angry eruption is coming from the left, not the right, as in the USA."
• "The latest eruption is the volcano's third in two decades, but those who remember the 1994 blast that killed 60 people say this one is worse."
• "One comment appeared in nearly every letter: "The people here are realizing that this is only a skin eruption from the poison which has been poured into the national blood stream.""