different between irruption vs irrupt

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).

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?pt

Etymology 1

From Latin irruptus, past participle of irrump?.

Verb

irrupt (third-person singular simple present irrupts, present participle irrupting, simple past and past participle irrupted)

1. (transitive) To break into.
2. (intransitive) To enter forcibly or uninvited.
3. (intransitive) To rapidly increase or intensify.

Derived terms

• irruptive

Related terms

• irruption

Translations

Etymology 2

Verb

irrupt

1. Misspelling of erupt.