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irruption

/ irruption /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in
"the recent irruption of bad manners"
Type of:
entrance entering entry
Derived:
intrude irrupt
noun Sense 2
a sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a population
Type of:
population growth
noun Sense 3
a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
"the outbreak of hostilities"
Type of:
happening occurrence natural event
Kinds of:
epidemic recrudescence
Derived:
erupt irrupt flare up flare break open
Semantic Complexity
55%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
16
Times Searched
1
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entrance entering entry population growth happening occurrence natural event epidemic recrudescence