irrupt

(ĭ-rŭpt')
intr.v., -rupt·ed, -rupt·ing, -rupts.

1. To break or burst in.
2. Ecology. To increase rapidly and irregularly in number: In the absence of predators, the island's rodent population irrupted.

[Latin irrumpere, irrupt- : in-, in; see in-² + rumpere, to break.]

irruption ir·rup'tion n.

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1) a forcible or violent rush; a breaking in
2) of a natural population: a sudden upsurge in numbers
3) eruption

IN BRIEF: n. - A sudden violent entrance; A sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable state); A sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a populace.

There was an irruption of chaos in the streets as the crowd violently stopped the marching soldiers.

Tutor's tip: There was an "eruption" (a bursting forth) of outrage over the "irruption" (a sudden invasion) of one gang into the other's territory.

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• Violent Actions - irrupt: violently burst or break in

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See words rhyming with "irrupt."

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - invadere

Nederlands (Dutch)
binnenvallen, explosief groeien, uitbarsten

Français (French)
v. intr. - faire irruption

Deutsch (German)
v. - eindringen, hereinbrechen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εισέρχομαι ή εισχωρώ βίαια ή με δύναμη

Italiano (Italian)
irrompere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - irromper

Русский (Russian)
врываться, совершать набег, впыхнуть

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - irrumpir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tränga in, (plötsligt) tillväxa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
突然冲入

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 突然沖入

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 침입하다, 난폭한 행동을 하다, 급증하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 突入する, 怒りを爆発させる, 急増する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقتحم, يغير على, يزداد بشكل كبير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮פרץ, התפרץ‬

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