flareup
Condition getting worse
A flareup is a sudden worsening or recurrence of something that had been dormant or controlled.
Medical conditions flare up: a flareup of her arthritis, an eczema flareup.
Conflicts flare up: a flareup of violence along the border.
The word captures the image of flames suddenly leaping higher.
Also spelled flare-up.
Intense hostile emotion
- temperState of mind
- outburstSudden emotional release
- rageIntense, violent anger
- irritabilityProneness to agitation
fury · resentment · exasperation · indignation · annoyance · agitation · frustration · tantrum
Return to former illness
- exacerbationMaking something more severe
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- symptomsIndicators of disease
chronic · acute · autoimmune · arthritis · psoriasis · lupus · colitis · asthma
Active armed fighting
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- tensionStretched or strained state
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
dispute · escalation · turmoil · unrest · violence · confrontation · fighting · border
Intense burning fire
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- wildfireUncontrolled vegetation blaze
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
embers · rekindled · sparks · burning · inferno · brushfire · spreading · smoke
Dark stellar surface region
- coronaStar's outermost atmosphere
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- geomagneticOf Earth's magnetic properties
aurora · electromagnetic · solar wind · prominence · chromosphere · X-ray · magnetosphere · space weather
anger
Intense hostile emotion
irritability · fury · resentment · exasperation · indignation · annoyance · agitation · frustration · tantrum · eruption
relapse
Return to former illness
- exacerbationMaking something more severe
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
symptoms · chronic · acute · autoimmune · arthritis · psoriasis · lupus · colitis · asthma · eczema
hostilities
Active armed fighting
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- tensionStretched or strained state
strife · dispute · escalation · turmoil · unrest · violence · confrontation · fighting · border · ceasefire
blaze
Intense burning fire
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- wildfireUncontrolled vegetation blaze
- ignitionStarting combustion process
combustion · embers · rekindled · sparks · burning · inferno · brushfire · spreading · smoke · heat
sunspot
Dark stellar surface region
- coronaStar's outermost atmosphere
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- plasmaElectrified matter state
geomagnetic · aurora · electromagnetic · solar wind · prominence · chromosphere · X-ray · magnetosphere · space weather
- clashesconflict, confrontation, collision, fight, battle
flareupremission
Temporary disease absence
subsidence · abatement · lull · calming · calm
flareupslow build
flareupremission
Temporary disease absence
dormancy · quiescence · latency · resolution · stability
- flared upSuddenly worsened or ignited
- flare upSuddenly worsen or intensify
- lens flaresScattered light in optics
- flare gunDistress signal launcher
- signal flaresPyrotechnic emergency beacons
- flare outWiden toward the end