—explosion /ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən/ aep /-ˈsploʊ-/
noun [C or U] (BURST)
► B2 the fact of something such as a bomb exploding: » The fire was thought to have been caused by a gas explosion.» The explosion (= the intentional exploding) of nuclear devices in the Bikini Atoll was stopped in 1958.Thesaurus+: ↑Exploding and eruptingWord Builder:–Nouns: explosion, explosive–Adjectives: explosive–Verbs: explode–Adverbs: explosively• • •
Extra Examples:» Fortunately there was no one in the house at the time of the explosion.» The explosion sent pieces of metal and glass hurtling through the air.» Eight people, including two children, were injured in the explosion.» The explosion brought the whole building crashing to the ground.» Witnesses say that there was an explosion and then the plane dropped from the sky.noun [C] (EMOTION)
► F0 a sudden strong expression of emotion: » There was an explosion of applause from the audience at the end of the performance.Thesaurus+: ↑Expressing and showing feelingsnoun [C] (INCREASE)
► C1 a large increase in the number of something that happens very quickly: » The government has had to take measures to halt the population explosion.Thesaurus+: ↑Increasing and intensifyingnoun [U] (FALSE IDEA)
► F0 the act of proving that something is wrong: » the explosion of the conspiracy theories surrounding the death of the starThesaurus+: ↑Proving and disproving- inflation
- inflationary
- inflationary spiral
- inflected
- inflected language
- inflection
- inflexibility
- inflexible
- inflict
- infliction
- in-flight
- in floods of tears
- inflorescence
- inflow
- in flower
- influence
- influential
- influenza
- influx
- info
- in foal
- infomercial
- in for a penny
- in for a penny (in for a pound)
- in for a penny in for a pound