Irruption — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in

a sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a population

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪɹˈʌpʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪɹˈʌpʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪɹˈʌpʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪɹˈʌpʃən/.

Examples

the recent irruption of bad manners
the outbreak of hostilities

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

outbreak eruption

Parts of Speech

noun	a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in “the recent irruption of bad manners”
noun	a sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a population
noun	a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition) “the outbreak of hostilities”

Word Forms

irrupt	verb	enter uninvited
erupt	verb	erupt or intensify suddenly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Einbruch

ein plötzlicher gewaltsamer Auftritt; ein Einbruch

🇪🇸Spanish

irrupción

una entrada repentina y violenta; un estallido en

🇮🇹Italian

irruzione

un'entrata violenta improvvisa; un'irruzione

🇳🇱Dutch

verstoring

een plotselinge gewelddadige entree; een inbraak

🇵🇹Portuguese

irrupção

uma entrada repentina e violenta; uma explosão

🇷🇺Russian

вторжение

внезапный резкий вход; вторжение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आक्रमण

अचानक हिंसक प्रवेश; एक फूटना

🇮🇳Tamil

எரிச்சல்

திடீர் வன்முறை நுழைவு; ஒரு வெடிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

చికాకు

ఆకస్మిక హింసాత్మక ప్రవేశం; ఒక పగిలిపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

उद्रेक

अचानक हिंसक प्रवेशद्वार; मध्ये एक स्फोट

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભંગાણ

અચાનક હિંસક પ્રવેશ; એક ફૂટવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿ

ಹಠಾತ್ ಹಿಂಸಾತ್ಮಕ ಪ್ರವೇಶ; ಒಂದು ಸಿಡಿಯುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസ്വസ്ഥത

പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള അക്രമാസക്തമായ പ്രവേശനം; ഒരു പൊട്ടിത്തെറി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਘਨ

ਇੱਕ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਹਿੰਸਕ ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼ ਦੁਆਰ; ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਫਟਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

رکاوٹ

اچانک پرتشدد داخلہ؛ ایک پھٹ رہا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

干扰

突然猛烈进入；突然闯入

🇯🇵Japanese

中断

突然の暴力的な入場。突入

🇰🇷Korean

돌입

갑작스런 폭력적인 진입; 터져나오는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự gián đoạn

một lối vào bạo lực bất ngờ; một sự bùng nổ

🇹🇭Thai

การหยุดชะงัก

ทางเข้าที่รุนแรงกะทันหัน การระเบิดเข้ามา

🇮🇩Indonesian

penyerbuan

pintu masuk yang tiba-tiba penuh kekerasan; ledakan masuk

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkagambala

isang biglaang marahas na pasukan; isang pagsabog

🇲🇾Malay

gangguan

pintu masuk ganas secara tiba-tiba; semburan masuk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انقطاع

دخول عنيف مفاجئ. انفجار في

🇮🇷Persian

اختلال

ورود خشونت آمیز ناگهانی؛ یک انفجار در

🇹🇷Turkish

kesinti

ani, şiddetli bir giriş; bir patlama

🇮🇱Hebrew

הפרעה

כניסה אלימה פתאומית; מתפרץ פנימה

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