different between inroad vs irruption

English

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /??n??o?d/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /??n????d/

Noun

inroad (plural inroads)

1. An advance into enemy territory, an incursion, an attempted invasion.
2. (figuratively, usually in the plural) Progress made toward accomplishing a goal or solving a problem.

Translations

Verb

inroad (third-person singular simple present inroads, present participle inroading, simple past and past participle inroaded)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To make an inroad into.

   Synonym: invade

Anagrams

• Ardoin, Dorian, NORAID, Orinda, Rodina, donair, draino, ordain, radion, ranoid

English

Etymology

From Middle French irruption, from Latin irruptio.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?p??n

Noun

irruption (countable and uncountable, plural irruptions)

1. The action of irrupting or breaking into; a violent entry or invasion; an inbreaking; an intrusion.

   The Trojan irruption into the Greek camp is related in Book XV of the Iliad.

2. (ecology) An abrupt increase of an animal population.

   Extreme rainfall events predict irruptions of rat plagues in central Australia.

3. (by extension) An abrupt increase in the size of a movement or organization.

   How can we explain this irruption of young people self-identifying as socialists?

Translations

Anagrams

• prurition

French

Etymology

From Latin irruptio. Cognate with Spanish irrupción, Catalan irrupció, Portuguese irrupção, Italian irruzione.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.?yp.sj??/

Noun

irruption f (plural irruptions)

1. outbreak (an eruption, sudden appearance)
2. irruption

Derived terms

• faire irruption

Further reading

• “irruption” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).