irruption : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: irruption	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for irruption
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
irruption n a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in; "the recent irruption of bad manners" a sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a population a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities" Synonym(s): outbreak, eruption, irruption
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irruption \Irrup"tion\, n. [L. irruptio: cf. F. irruption. See {Irrupted}.] 1. A bursting in; a sudden, violent rushing into a place; as, irruptions of the sea. Lest evil tidings, with too rude irruption* Hitting thy aged ear, should pierce too deep. --Milton. 2. A sudden and violent inroad, or entrance of invaders; as, the irruptions of the Goths into Italy. --Addison. Syn: Invasion; incursion; inroad. See {Invasion}.