irruption

Other forms: irruptions

Definitions of irruption

1. noun

   a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in
   “the recent irruption of bad manners”

   type of:

   entering, entrance, entry, incoming, ingress

   the act of entering
2. noun

   a sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a population
   type of:

   population growth

   increase in the number of people who inhabit a territory or state
3. noun

   a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
   synonyms: epidemic, eruption, outbreak

   types:

   epidemic

   a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time

   recrudescence

   a return of something after a period of abatement

   pandemic

   an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world

   type of:

   happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent

   an event that happens