Irrupt — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

enter uninvited

erupt or intensify suddenly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪɹʌpt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪɹʌpt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪɹʌpt/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɪɹʌpt/.

Examples

They intruded on our dinner party
She irrupted into our sitting room
Unrest erupted in the country

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

burst out break open flare up flare erupt intrude explode

Parts of Speech

verb	enter uninvited “They intruded on our dinner party”
verb	erupt or intensify suddenly “Unrest erupted in the country”
verb	increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner “The population of India is exploding”

Word Forms

intrusive	adjective	tending to intrude (especially upon privacy)
intrusion	noun	entry to another's property without right or permission
intruder	noun	someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
irruption	noun	a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in
eruption	noun	a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
flare-up	noun	a sudden intense happening
explosion	noun	a sudden great increase

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

eindringen

uneingeladen eintreten

🇫🇷French

irruption

entrer sans y être invité

🇪🇸Spanish

irrumpir

entrar sin ser invitado

🇮🇹Italian

irrompere

entra senza invito

🇳🇱Dutch

verstoren

ongevraagd binnenkomen

🇵🇹Portuguese

irromper

entrar sem ser convidado

🇷🇺Russian

вторгаться

войти без приглашения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विक्षुब्ध

बिन बुलाए प्रवेश करें

🇮🇳Tamil

சீற்றம்

அழைக்கப்படாமல் உள்ளிடவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

చిరాకు

ఆహ్వానం లేకుండా ప్రవేశించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

चिडवणे

विनाआमंत्रित प्रविष्ट करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભડકવું

બિનઆમંત્રિત દાખલ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೆರಳಿಸು

ಆಹ್ವಾನಿಸದೆ ನಮೂದಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തടസ്സപ്പെടുത്തുക

ക്ഷണിക്കപ്പെടാതെ പ്രവേശിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਰਾਬ

ਬਿਨਾਂ ਬੁਲਾਏ ਦਾਖਲ ਹੋਵੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

خراب

بغیر بلائے داخل کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

侵入

不请自来

🇯🇵Japanese

中断する

招かれていないのに入る

🇰🇷Korean

방해하다

초대받지 않은 채 입장하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm gián đoạn

nhập không được mời

🇹🇭Thai

ขัดจังหวะ

เข้ามาโดยไม่ได้รับเชิญ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengganggu

masuk tanpa diundang

🇵🇭Filipino

istorbo

pumasok ng hindi imbitado

🇲🇾Malay

mengganggu

masuk tanpa diundang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يثور

أدخل دون دعوة

🇮🇷Persian

نامرتب

بدون دعوت وارد شوید

🇹🇷Turkish

istila etmek

davetsiz girmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

להפריע

להיכנס ללא הזמנה

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The primary meaning of 'irrupt' is 'enter uninvited'.

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'irrupt' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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