flare-up
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flare-up
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Deverbal from flare up.
noun flare-ups · flareup
- A sudden outbreak, outburst or eruption (originally of flame, but now used more generally of any violent activity or emotion). 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.
- A sudden intensification in activity.
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A sudden worsening of a medical condition.
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.
Similar: flare, exacerbation
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Talk about this word "flare-up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/flare-up. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. flare-up. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/flare-up "flare-up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/flare-up.Cite this
@misc{flare_up_2026,
title = {flare-up},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flare-up},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
