explosion
/ɪkˈsploʊʒən/
nounex · plo · sion
Think: “EX-PLO!”—an explosion makes you shout “PLO!” and it ends with “-sion.”
Yes, it's explosion. The tricky part is the middle: it’s **spl** (ex-**spl**-osion), not *exp* or *explo* without the **s**.
Definitions
- nouna sudden, violent bursting or breaking apart, often with a loud noise
- nouna sudden rapid increase or outburst of something (such as growth, anger, or activity)
Examples
- “The loud explosion shook the windows across the street.”
- “Scientists measured the explosion to understand how much energy was released.”
- “There was an explosion of interest in the new game after it went viral.”
Synonyms
blastdetonationbursteruptionoutburst
Antonyms
implosion
Translations
ES explosiónPT explosãoFR explosion
Common misspellings
exploshunexplotionexsplosionexplotianexplosianexploshenexplossionexplozion
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