effusion

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an unrestrained expression of emotion
  2. noun flow under pressure

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French effusion, from Latin effūsiō (“outpouring”). Displaced native Old English āgotennes.

In classic literature

Synonyms

gush, outburst, blowup, ebullition

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