About The Word Irruption
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Irruption
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What's The Definition Of Irruption?
[n] a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in; "the recent irruption of bad manners"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Irruption: Related Terms | Find terms related to 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 See Also | entering | entrance | entry | incoming | ingress Irruption In Webster's Dictionary \Ir*rup"tion\, n. [L. irruptio: cf. F. irruption. See
{Irrupted}.]
1. A bursting in; a sudden, violent rushing into a place; as,
irruptions of the sea.
Lest evil tidings, with too rude irruption Hitting
thy aged ear, should pierce too deep. --Milton.
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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