irruption
[ ih-ruhp-shuhn ]
/ ɪˈrʌp ʃən /
Save This Word!
noun
a breaking or bursting in; a violent incursion or invasion.
Ecology. a sudden increase in an animal population.
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON THE MANY TYPES OF NOUNS
They're everywhere you turn, but can you identify the 10 types of nouns easily? This quiz will test your mettle against singular, plural, concrete, abstract, common, proper, collective, compound, countable, and uncountable nouns!
Question 1 of 7
Shoelaces, rainbow, toothpaste, and haircuts are all what type of noun?
Meet Grammar Coach
Improve Your Writing
Origin of irruption
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH irruption
eruption, irruptionWords nearby irruption
irritation fibroma, irritative, irrorate, irrotational, irrupt, irruption, irruptive, IRS, Irtysh, IRV, Irvine
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for irruption
Medical definitions for irruption
irruption
[ ĭ-rŭp′shən ]
n.
The act or process of breaking through to a surface.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.