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Well, it suggests that holding your anger in doesn’t do you much harm, that the occasional outburst is probably OK and that it’s not so much whether you get angry that matters, but how you do it. Everybody gets angry at times. But one in five Americans has an anger management problem. A person's anger may make them melt down in front of others and yell, scream, hit out or abuse others. This type of outburst is destructive anger at its most potent.


  1. An occasional outburst is OK. But staying composed most of the time will benefit you and others. Free apps like Calm and Headspace® have brief meditation exercises to help you self-soothe. Walk, hike, bike or jog. Be kind to yourself.
  2. All is going well as you discuss a mildly irritating issue with your partner. Then suddenly you find yourself really angry: Your voice intensifies and you act like an angry jerk. Your partner is.
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oc·ca·sion·al

(ə-kā′zhə-nəl)adj.
1. Occurring, encountered, done, or taken from time to time; irregular or infrequent. See Synonyms at periodic.
Occasional
2. Created for a special occasion: occasional verse.
3. Intended for use as the occasion requires: an occasional chair.
4. Being a factor that makes something possible; being a cause of something.
Occasional
5. Acting in a specified capacity from time to time: an occasional hunter.
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occasional

(əˈkeɪʒənəl) adj
1. taking place from time to time; not frequent or regular
3. serving as an occasion (for something)
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oc•ca•sion•al

(əˈkeɪ ʒə nl)
adj.
1. occurring or appearing at irregular or infrequent intervals: an occasional headache.
2. intended for supplementary use when needed: an occasional chair.
3. pertaining to, arising out of, or intended for the occasion: occasional verses.
4. acting or serving for the occasion or only on particular occasions.
5. serving as the occasion or incidental cause.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Adj.1.occasional - occurring from time to time; 'took an occasional glass of wine'
infrequent - not frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals; 'infrequent outbursts of temper'
2.occasional - occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals; 'episodic in his affections'; 'occasional headaches'
unpredictable - not capable of being foretold
3.occasional - occurring from time to time; 'casual employment'; 'a casual correspondence with a former teacher'; 'an occasional worker'
irregular - contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; 'irregular hiring practices'
4.occasional - recurring or reappearing from time to time; 'periodic feelings of anxiety'
sporadic - recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; 'a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids'
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occasional

adjectiveinfrequent, odd, rare, casual, irregular, sporadic, intermittent, few and far between, desultory, periodicI still get the occasional nightmare about the accident.
regular, usual, constant, routine, frequent, customary, continual, habitual, incessant
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occasional

adjective1. Happening or appearing now and then:
fitful, intermittent, periodic, periodical, sporadic.
2. Rarely occurring or appearing:
infrequent, rare, scarce, sporadic, uncommon, unusual.
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příležitostný
gelegentlichokkasionell
sem gerist endrum og eins
時折の
tillfällig
ara sıraarasıra olan

occasional

Occasional Outbursts Of Anger

[əˈkeɪʒənl]A.ADJ
1. (= infrequent) [lapse, meeting] → esporádico; [rain, showers] → ocasional, aislado
she made occasional visits to Englandhacía alguna que otra visita a Inglaterrahacíavisitasesporádicas a Inglaterra
I like the or an occasional cigaretteme gustafumar un cigarrillode vez en cuando
I have the or an occasional drinktomo una copade vez en cuando
they had passed the occasional car on the roadde vez en cuandopasaban algún cocheen lacarretera
he smokes only the or a very occasional cigarsólomuyde vez en cuandoormuy de tarde en tarde se fuma un puro
2. (frm) (= created for special event) [poem, music] → compuestoespecialmente para la ocasión
it was written as an occasional piece for the Coronationse escribió la piezaespecialmente con ocasiónde lacoronación
B.CPDoccasional tableNmesafauxiliar
occasional workerN (US) → jornalero/a m/f, temporero/a m/f
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occasional

[əˈkeɪʒənəl]adj
[visit, meeting, appearance] → occasionnel(le); [pain, headache, bout] → occasionnel(le); [lapse] → occasionnel(le)
the occasional ...
I like the occasional drink → J'aime bien boire un verre à l'occasion.

Occasional Outbursts Of Anger

(= one or two)
architects, planners, and the occasional sociologist → des architectes, des urbanistes et quelquessociologues
Apart from the occasional article, he hadn't published anything → Mis à part un articlede temps en temps, il n'avait rien publié.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

occasional

adj
visit, visitor, meeting, outburst, lapsegelegentlich; he likes an or the occasional cigarer rauchthin und wiederganzgerneor gelegentlich ganzgern eine Zigarre; she made occasional visits to Englandsie fuhr ab und zu nach England
(= designed for special event)Gelegenheits-; occasional poemGelegenheitsgedichtnt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

occasional

[əˈkeɪʒənl]Occasional

Occasional Outburst

adj (gen) → occasionale; (showers) → sporadico/a
I like the occasional cigarette → ogni tanto mi piacefumare una sigaretta
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

occasion

(əˈkeiʒən) noun
1. a particular time. I've heard him speak on several occasions. geleentheid; okkasie فُرْصَه момент ocasião příležitost die Gelegenheit lejlighed περίσταση, περίπτωσηocasión juht(um) زمان؛ وقت بخصوص tilanne occasionמקרה, הזדמנות अवसर, प्रसंग prigoda, prilika alkalom kesempatan tækifæri, tilefni occasione 場合 특별한 때 kartas, atvejis, proga gadījums kali gelegenheidanledning, tidspunktokazja ټاكل شوى موده ocasião ocazie случай udalosť priložnost prilika tillfälle โอกาส vesile, münasebet 特定時刻,場合 нагода; випадок وقت dịp 特定时刻,场合
2. a special event. The wedding was a great occasion. geleentheid مُناسَبَه случай ocasião událost der Anlaß begivenhed ειδική περίσταση, γεγονόςocasión, acontecimiento sündmus اتفاق tapahtuma événementמאורה मौका događaj esemény peristiwa viðburður occasione 行事 중요한 행사 įvykis, šventė, renginys notikums; svinības peristiwa evenementanledning, begivenheturoczystość پيښه ocasião eveniment событие udalosť dogodek prilika tilldragelse, händelse โอกาสพิเศษ olay; tören, kutlama 特殊事件 подія موقع dịp đặc biệt 特殊事件
ocˈcasional adjective
happening, done etc now and then. I take an occasional trip to London. nou en dan, af en toe من حين إلى آخَر случаен ocasional příležitostný gelegentlich lejlighedsvis περιστασιακός, σποραδικόςocasional, poco frecuente juhuslik گهگاهی؛ چند وقت یکبار satunnainen qui a lieu de temps en temps מִדֵי פַּעַם समय-समय पर povremen alkalmi sesekali sem gerist endrum og eins occasionale 時折の 임시의 atsitiktinis, retai pasitaikantis, proginis reizēm notiekošs; nejaušs sekali-sekala nu en dan voorkomend som skjer nå og da, leilighetsvis, tilfeldigsporadyczny بعضى وخت infrequente ocazional редкий príležitostný priložnosten povremen sporadisk, tillfällig ซึ่งเป็นครั้งคราว arasıra olan 偶然的 випадковий; такий, що трапляється час від часу کبھي کبھار، وقتاً فوقتاً thỉnh thoảng 偶然的
ocˈcasionally adverb
now and then. I occasionally go to the theatre. nou en dan, soms أحْيانا понякога ocasionalmente občas gelegentlich nu og da σποραδικά, πότε πότε de vez en cuando, a veces vahetevahel گهگاه satunnaisesti de temps en temps מִדי פַּעַם कभी कभी povremeno alkalmilag, néha kadang-kadang öðru hverju occasionalmente 時々 임시로 retkarčiais reizēm; šad un tad sekali-sekala nu en dannå og da, av og tilniekiedy كله كله de vez em quando ocazional иногда príležitostne tu pa tam povremeno då och då, emellanåt บางครั้งบางคราว arasıra 偶然,偶爾,有時候 випадково موقع بہ موقع thỉnh thoảng 偶然,偶尔,有时候
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occasional

مِن وَقْتٍ لِآخَرِ příležitostný lejlighedsvisgelegentlichπεριστασιακόςesporádico satunnainenoccasionnel povremenoccasionale 時折の 가끔의incidenteelsporadiskokazyjnyde vez em quandoслучайный tillfällig ซึ่งเป็นครั้งคราวara sıra thỉnh thoảng偶尔的
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occasional

adv. a veces; de vez en cuando, ocasionalmente.

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