irruption

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ir=rup=tion

CIDE DICTIONARY

irruption, n. [L. irruptio: cf. F. irruption. See Irrupted.].

•  A bursting in; a sudden, violent rushing into a place; as, irruptions of the sea.  [1913 Webster]

  "Lest evil tidings, with too rude irruption
  Hitting thy aged ear, should pierce too deep."  [1913 Webster]
•  A sudden and violent inroad, or entrance of invaders; as, the irruptions of the Goths into Italy.  Addison.

Syn. -- Invasion; incursion; inroad. See Invasion.

THESAURUS

irruption

air attack, air raid, air strike, blaze, boarding, burst, convulsion, cyclone, encroachment, entrance, entrenchment, eruption, escalade, explosion, fire raid, fit, flare-up, foray, gale, gust, hurricane, impingement, imposition, incursion, infiltration, influx, infringement, injection, inroad, insinuation, interference, interjection, interloping, interposition, interposure, interruption, intervention, intrusion, invasion, obtrusion, outbreak, outburst, paroxysm, raid, razzia, saturation raid, scaling, seizure, shuttle raid, spasm, storm, tempest, tornado, trespass, trespassing, unlawful entry, upheaval, whirlwind

ROGET THESAURUS

irruption

Attack

N attack, assault, assault and battery, onset, onslaught, charge, aggression, offense, incursion, inroad, invasion, irruption, outbreak, estrapade, ruade, coupe de main, sally, sortie, camisade, raid, foray, run at, run against, dead set at, storm, storming, boarding, escalade, siege, investment, obsession, bombardment, cannonade, fire, volley, platoon fire, file fire, fusillade, sharpshooting, broadside, raking fire, cross fire, volley of grapeshot, whiff of the grape, feu d'enfer, cut, thrust, lunge, pass, passado, carte and tierce, home thrust, coupe de bec, kick, punch, battue, razzia, Jacquerie, dragonnade, devastation, eboulement, assailant, aggressor, invader, base of operations, point of attack, echelon, attacking, aggressive, offensive, obsidional, up in arms, on the offensive, Int, up and at them!, the din of arms, the yell of savage rage, the shriek of agony, the groan of death, their fatal hands no second stroke intend, thirst for glory quells the love of life.

Ingress

N ingress, entrance, entry, introgression, influx, intrusion, inroad, incursion, invasion, irruption, ingression, penetration, interpenetration, illapse, import, infiltration, immigration, admission, insinuation, insertion, inlet, way in, mouth, door, barway, path, conduit, immigrant, incoming.