flare-up
Symptoms returning suddenly
A flare-up is a sudden intensification or recurrence of something that had been dormant or under control.
Medical conditions flare up: Her arthritis flare-up made it hard to grip anything.
Conflicts flare up: a flare-up of violence along the border.
The term implies something already present that suddenly worsens, then often subsides again.
State of mind
- angerIntense hostile emotion
- outburstSudden emotional release
- rageIntense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
argument · quarrel · heated · explosive · sudden · volatility · tantrum · blowup
Protective tissue response
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- rednessCrimson-hued state
- painBodily or emotional distress
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
arthritis · autoimmune · chronic · relapse · remission · symptoms · eczema · psoriasis
Violent sudden release
- lavaErupted liquid stone
- volcanoEarth's fiery vent
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
vent · magma · pyroclastic · geyser · seismic · caldera · activity · tremor
Active armed fighting
- tensionsStates of strained relations
- violenceHarmful physical force
- clashesViolent encounters or disagreements
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
fighting · dispute · confrontation · escalation · border · ceasefire · incident · sectarian
Intense burning fire
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- igniteStart burning something
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- wildfireUncontrolled vegetation blaze
embers · rekindling · sparks · flashpoint · burn · smoke · heat · smolder
temper
State of mind
fury · argument · quarrel · heated · explosive · sudden · volatility · tantrum · blowup · confrontation
inflammation
Protective tissue response
tenderness · arthritis · autoimmune · chronic · relapse · remission · symptoms · eczema · psoriasis · gout
eruption
Violent sudden release
crater · vent · magma · pyroclastic · geyser · seismic · caldera · activity · tremor · sulfur
hostilities
Active armed fighting
- tensionsStates of strained relations
- violenceHarmful physical force
- clashesViolent encounters or disagreements
skirmish · fighting · dispute · confrontation · escalation · border · ceasefire · incident · sectarian · ethnic
blaze
Intense burning fire
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- igniteStart burning something
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
wildfire · embers · rekindling · sparks · flashpoint · burn · smoke · heat · smolder · spread
- illnessdisease, sickness, illness, ailment, disorder
- commotioncommotion, clamor, brouhaha, bedlam, hullabaloo
- conflictsargument, fight, war, battle, dispute
- disputesargument, beef, bicker, clash, conflict
- squabblesspat, tiff, quarrel, bickering, squabble
- temporary statesfever, cold, flu, headache, hunger
flare-upcalm
Free from agitation
subsidence · lull · dormancy · doldrums · slump
flare-upremission
Temporary disease absence
recovery · subsidence · abatement · resolution · improvement