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noun
The action of irrupting or breaking into; a violent entry or invasion; an inbreaking; an intrusion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An abrupt increase of an animal population.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An abrupt increase in the size of a movement or organization.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: entrance, entering, entry, ingress, incoming
noun
a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: outbreak, eruption
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
Narrower terms: epidemic, recrudescence
noun
a sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a population
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: population growth
History
From Middle French irruption, from Latin irruptiō(n).
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
