irruption

English Thesaurus

1. a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in (noun.act)

hypernym	:	entering, entrance, entry, incoming, ingress,
definition	:	the act of entering (noun.act)

2. a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition) (noun.event)

hypernym	:	happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent,
definition	:	an event that happens (noun.event)

hyponym	:	epidemic,
definition	:	a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time (noun.event)

hyponym	:	recrudescence,
definition	:	a return of something after a period of abatement (noun.event)

3. a sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a population (noun.process)

hypernym	:	population growth,
definition	:	increase in the number of people who inhabit a territory or state (noun.process)

4. a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in (noun.act)

derivation	:	intrude, irrupt,
definition	:	enter uninvited (verb.motion)

5. a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition) (noun.event)

derivation	:	break open, burst out, erupt, flare, flare up, irrupt,
definition	:	erupt or intensify suddenly (verb.change)

6. a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in (noun.act)

derivation	:	intrude, irrupt,
definition	:	enter uninvited (verb.motion)

7. a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition) (noun.event)

derivation	:	break open, burst out, erupt, flare, flare up, irrupt,
definition	:	erupt or intensify suddenly (verb.change)