eruption

noun

Etymology: From Middle French éruption, from Latin eruptio.

1. A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano.

   “a volcanic eruption”

2. A sudden release of pressure or tension.

   “There was an eruption of joy at the final whistle.”

3. An utterance, especially a sudden one; an ejaculation.

   “Ultimately, Greenfield may remind us of no one so much as Boston's own, Sylvia Sidney — "herself" in the amusement business! From whom else does one expect so leveling a sequence of eruptions: "i mean yah gotta win a little money/ i mean we're all whores turning a trick"?”

4. An infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing.