"irruption" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: irruptions [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌpʃən Etymology: From Middle French irruption, from Latin irruptio. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|irruption}} Middle French irruption, {{uder|en|la|irruptio|}} Latin irruptio Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} irruption (countable and uncountable, plural irruptions)
  1. The action of irrupting or breaking into; a violent entry or invasion; an inbreaking; an intrusion. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (action of irrupting): нахлуване (nahluvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), нашествие (našestvie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), irrupció [feminine] (Catalan), irruption [feminine] (French), cambriolage (French), Eindringen (German), Einbruch (German), Hereinbrechen (German), εισβολή (eisvolí) [feminine] (Greek), επιδρομή (epidromí) [feminine] (Greek), irruzione (Italian), 돌입 (dorip) (Korean), irrupción [feminine] (Spanish)
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  2. (ecology) An abrupt increase of an animal population. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Ecology
    Sense id: en-irruption-en-noun-zWD6ywpA Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences
  3. (by extension) An abrupt increase in the size of a movement or organization. Tags: broadly, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-irruption-en-noun-DBTbk6tn

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