Explosion
Explosion noun - An outburst or display of excited anger.
Usage example: the tennis player's expletive-enriched explosions on the court tested the patience of officials
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Synonyms for Explosion
Temper and explosion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Temper" instead a noun "Explosion".
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Though he exits calmly after Henry's very public explosion of temper, Cromwell's hands are shaking visibly as he grasps a cup of wine to settle his nerves afterwards.
Source: Series / Wolf Hall -
It sets of an explosion of bad temper when she reaches him and a command that she never interrupt his walk again, and in fact forbids them from coming up on deck while he's on his walk.
Source: Literature / Horatio Hornblower - Her brother Robbie gets a bit of it too for his Hair-Trigger Temper and his surviving a gigantic explosion with no explanation.
Source: The Scrappy / Film
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