Noun

• S: (n) explosion, detonation, blowup (a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction)
• S: (n) effusion, gush, outburst, blowup, ebullition (an unrestrained expression of emotion)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• S: (n) acting out (a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult)
• S: (n) cry (a fit of weeping) "had a good cry"
• S: (n) explosion (a sudden outburst) "an explosion of laughter"; "an explosion of rage"
• S: (n) flare (a sudden outburst of emotion) "she felt a flare of delight"; "she could not control her flare of rage"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion (expression without words) "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition"
• S: (n) demonstration, demo (a visual presentation showing how something works) "the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations"; "the lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response"
• S: (n) visual communication (communication that relies on vision)
• S: (n) communication (something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)
• S: (n) abstraction, abstract entity (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) enlargement, blowup, magnification (a photographic print that has been enlarged)