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-- Irruption --
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Irruption

Ir`rup´tion
n.1.
1.A bursting in; a sudden, violent rushing into a place; as, irruptions of the sea.
2.A sudden and violent inroad, or entrance of invaders; as, the irruptions of the Goths into Italy.
Noun1.irruption - a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in; "the recent irruption of bad manners"
2.irruption - a sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a population
3.irruption - a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities"
Synonyms: outbreak, eruption
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

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