flare up

Burst out anew

To flare up is to suddenly intensify or erupt.

A fire flares up when flames surge.

A disease flares up when symptoms return or worsen: My arthritis flares up in cold weather.

Tempers and conflicts flare up when anger ignites suddenly: Violence flared up along the border.

A flare-up is a noun for such an episode.

escalation

intensify

Increase in degree

worsenBecome more severe
escalateIncrease in severity
exacerbateMake a situation worse

aggravate · heighten · erupt · explode · spike · surge · boil over · blow up · reignite · resurge

medical

rash

Heedless or skin irritation

rednessCrimson-hued state
swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
irritationMild anger or inflammation

eczema · psoriasis · arthritis · gout · hives · dermatitis · colitis · blistering · itching · outbreak

Categories

angeranger, rage, fury, wrath, ire
heat and fireignite, burn, flame, blaze, combust
ragerage, fury, wrath, enraged, furious
burst forthgush, erupt, surge, spurt, explode
acneacne, pimple, pimples, zit, zits
outburstsoutburst, burst, eruption, tantrum, meltdown

Opposites

intensity trajectory

flare updie down

Gradually become weaker

subside · abate · taper off · diminish · wane

onset speed

flare upcreep up

Approach gradually, unnoticed

smolder · simmer

activity state

flare upstabilize

Make firm or constant

die out · go out · burn out · extinguish · smolder

Family

flare, inflame, inflammation, flares, inflammatory, flared, flaring, flare-up, enflamed

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