English noun: irruption | |||
1. | irruption (act) a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in | ||
Samples | The recent irruption of bad manners. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | entering, entrance, entry, incoming, ingress | ||
2. | irruption (process) a sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a population | ||
Broader (hypernym) | population growth | ||
3. | irruption (event) a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition) | ||
Samples | The outbreak of hostilities. | ||
Synonyms | eruption, outbreak | ||
Broader (hypernym) | happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | epidemic, recrudescence | ||