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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 | ||
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