irruption

3 definitions found

irruption - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Irruption \Ir*rup"tion\, n. [L. irruptio: cf. F. irruption. See
     Irrupted.]
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     1. A bursting in; a sudden, violent rushing into a place; as,
        irruptions of the sea.
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              Lest evil tidings, with too rude irruption
              Hitting thy aged ear, should pierce too deep.
                                                    --Milton.
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     2. A sudden and violent inroad, or entrance of invaders; as,
        the irruptions of the Goths into Italy. --Addison.
  
     Syn: Invasion; incursion; inroad. See Invasion.
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irruption - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  irruption
      n 1: a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in; "the recent
           irruption of bad manners"
      2: a sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a
         population
      3: a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some
         undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities" [syn:
         outbreak, eruption, irruption]

irruption - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  58 Moby Thesaurus words for "irruption":
     air attack, air raid, air strike, blaze, boarding, burst,
     convulsion, cyclone, encroachment, entrance, entrenchment,
     eruption, escalade, explosion, fire raid, fit, flare-up, foray,
     gale, gust, hurricane, impingement, imposition, incursion,
     infiltration, influx, infringement, injection, inroad, insinuation,
     interference, interjection, interloping, interposition,
     interposure, interruption, intervention, intrusion, invasion,
     obtrusion, outbreak, outburst, paroxysm, raid, razzia,
     saturation raid, scaling, seizure, shuttle raid, spasm, storm,
     tempest, tornado, trespass, trespassing, unlawful entry, upheaval,
     whirlwind