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Meaning of 'irruption' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Irruption [ n.]
- A bursting in; a sudden, violent rushing into a place; as, irruptions of the sea.
- A sudden and violent inroad, or entrance of invaders; as, the irruptions of the Goths into Italy.

Meaning of 'irruption' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . irruption [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
Example in sentence:
  • the outbreak of hostilities
Meaning (2):
- a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in
Example in sentence:
  • the recent irruption of bad manners

Nearby Words:

irradiance irradiancy irradiant irradiate irradiated irradiating irradiation irradicate irrational irrationality

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