irruption
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ʃən noun
1.
a breaking or bursting in; a violent incursion or invasion.
2.
Ecology. a sudden increase in an animal population.
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irrupt (ɪˈrʌpt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to enter forcibly or suddenly |
| 2. | (of a plant or animal population) to enter a region suddenly and in very large numbers |
| 3. | (of a population) to increase suddenly and greatly |
| [C19: from Latin irrumpere to rush into, invade, from rumpere to break, burst] | |
| ir'ruption | |
| —n | |
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Medical Dictionary
irruption ir·rup·tion (ĭ-rŭp'shən)
n.
The act or process of breaking through to a surface.
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Example sentences
If pain or irruption persists, seek medical attention.
There is scarcely an angelic irruption into the ordinary fabric of life or a satanic worldwide conspiracy in the lot.
Dynamic autoinoculation and the microbial ecology of a deep water hydrocarbon irruption.
As sometimes happens when a new species reaches an island with suitable habitat, an irruption followed.
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