irruption
21irruption — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. aggression, incursion, invasion; see attack 1 …
22irruption — ir|rup|tion [ıˈrʌpʃən] n formal a sudden rush of people or things into a place …
23Irruption — Ir|rup|ti|on die; , en <aus gleichbed. lat. irruptio zu irrumpere »einbrechen, einfallen«> (veraltet) Einbruch, feindlicher Einfall, Überfall …
24irruption — ir rup·tion || ɪ rÊŒpʃn n. rushing in, breaking in; intrusion, invasion, raid; sudden growth in the number of animals in an area (Ecology) …
25irruption — n. 1. Bursting in, breaking in. 2. Incursion, inroad, foray, raid, partial invasion …
26irruption — n incursion, invasion, intrusion, forcible entry, interjection, illapse; attack, aggression, foray, raid, sally, sortie, inroad; breaking in, bursting in, storming in, crashing in, Inf. barging in …
27irruption — ir·rup·tion …
28irruption — /ɪˈrʌpʃən/ (say i rupshuhn) noun 1. a breaking or bursting in; a violent incursion or invasion. 2. Zoology the incursion of a species into an area where they are not normally found, often as a result of food shortages. {Latin irruptio} …
29irruption — see eruption …
30eruption, irruption — An eruption is a violent breaking out; an irruption is a violent breaking in. The discharge of lava from a volcano or of water from a geyser is an eruption. An invasion by an army is an irruption. In ecology, an irruption has the specialized… …