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sunburn

[suhn-burn]

noun

  1. inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun or a sunlamp.



verb (used with or without object)

sunburned, sunburnt, sunburning. 
  1. to affect or be affected with sunburn.

    An hour in the sun sunburned me severely. I sunburn easily.

sunburn

/ ˈʌˌɜː /

noun

  1. Technical name: erythema solare.inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun

  2. another word for suntan

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • unsunburned adjective
  • unsunburnt adjective
  • well-sunburned adjective
  • well-sunburnt adjective
  • ˈܲˌܰԳ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sunburn1

First recorded in 1520–30; sun + burn 1
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Example Sentences

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The desperation of a toasted Dodger Stadium made itself abundantly clear Sunday in the fourth inning of a sunburn against the New Yankees.

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Camp counselor gigs that paid in bug spray and sunburns.

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But then he spots a sunburned civilian on the inside of the checkpoint.

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After a day in the garden, my arms usually are crisscrossed with scratches, sunburn, a few punctures from thorns and more often than not, a low-grade rash.

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He’s spent the day surfing in Malibu, and he looks and sounds the part, a slight sunburn already showing itself on his face.

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