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reflection vs outburst

outburst vs reflection

reflection and outburst both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reflection Yes No No No
outburst Yes No No No
As nouns, outburst is a hyponym of reflection; that is, outburst is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reflection:
  • reflection: expression without words
  • outburst: an unrestrained expression of emotion
Other hyponyms of reflection include lamentation, mourning, act, blowup, ebullition, effusion, gush.
reflection (noun) outburst (noun)
the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material) a sudden violent disturbance
the ability to reflect beams or rays an unrestrained expression of emotion
a likeness in which left and right are reversed a sudden intense happening
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
a remark expressing careful consideration
expression without words
the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
(mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed
Difference between reflection and outburst

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