 irruption |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in | |
| Examples: | "the recent irruption of bad manners" |
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| Related terms: | entrance intrude | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a population | |
| Related terms: | population_growth | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition) | |
| Synonyms: | outbreak eruption | |
| Examples: | "the outbreak of hostilities" |
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| Related terms: | happening epidemic recrudescence erupt | |
| Similar spelling: |
irrupt irruptive |
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