Associations to the word «Irruption»

Wiktionary

IRRUPTION, noun. The action of irrupting or breaking into; a violent entry or invasion; an inbreaking; an intrusion.
IRRUPTION, noun. An abrupt increase of numbers of a particular animal.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.