Bout
Bout noun - A sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder.
Usage example: she's currently suffering from a bout of the flu
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Synonyms for Bout
Turn
Turn noun - A sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder.
Usage example: a sudden turn of dizziness that may have been brought on by a change in her medication
Bout is a synonym for turn in chance topic. You can use "Bout" instead a noun "Turn", if it concerns topics such as time, duration. popular alternative
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How words are described
| similar | similar bout | similar turn |
| brief | brief bout | brief turn |
| short | short bout | short turn |
| initial | initial bout | initial turn |
| Other adjectives: single, abrupt, nasty, actual, entire, massive, big, serious, wrong, bad, horrible, quick, new, major, temporary, unusual, odd, next, subsequent, last, recent, sudden. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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It took a humorous turn when the fact that Jason Chambers of Human Weapon and Jimmy were both welterweight MMA fighters put them against each other in a bout.
Source: Series / Fight Quest - He's quite clever, and knows it (and will remind Terra bout his intelligence at every turn).
Source: Too Clever by Half - Worse yet, the FOXDIE virus he was injected with at Shadow Moses, 9 years earlier, has started to mutate, and will turn him into a walking, pandemic bio-weapon within 'bout 3 months.
Source: Your Days Are Numbered
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