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Definition: Irruption |
IrruptionNoun1. A sudden violent entrance; a bursting in; "the recent irruption of bad manners". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "irruption" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
Etymology: Irruption \Ir*rup"tion\, noun. [Latin expression irruptio: compare to the French expression irruption. See Irrupted.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Mining | A nearly obsolete syn. of intrusion. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: IrruptionSynonyms: incursion, inroad, invasion. (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Attack | Aggression, offense; incursion, inroad, invasion; irruption; outbreak; estrapade, ruade; coupe de main, sally, sortie, camisade, raid, foray; run at, run against; dead set at. |
Ingress | Noun: ingress; entrance, entry; introgression; influx, intrusion, inroad, incursion, invasion, irruption; ingression; penetration, interpenetration; illapse, import, infiltration; immigration; admission; (reception); insinuation; (interjacence); insertion. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Irruption |
| English words defined with "irruption": In-. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Irruption" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. French (breaking, brusting, enter, intrusion, irruption, penetrate, storming). |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | An irruption of youth inundated this garden, which was cut by walks in the form of a cross, like a shroud. |
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| "Irruption" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Irruption" is used about 15 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 15 | 90,616 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "irruption"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | hyrje me dhunë, dyndje (congestion, cram, flux, indraft, indraught, inrush, invasion, onrush, press, squash). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | каламитет (plague), нахълтване (incursion, inpouring, invasion, raid), нахлуване (encroachment, incursion, indraft, indraught, inpouring, invasion, raid, razzia, rush), нашествие (incursion, inroad, invasion, outbreak, razzia). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | vpád (incursion, inroad, invasion, raid). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | irruption. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | eindringen (enter, infiltrate, infiltration, inflow, intrude, intrusion, invade, irrupt, penetrate, penetration, permeation, to infiltrate, to intrude, to invade, to irrupt), Einbruch (break in, burglary, collapse, fall, housebreaking, incursion, inrush, onset, penetration, raid, robbery). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | εισβολή (incursion, inroad, intrusion, invasion, onrush), επιδρομή (aggression, attack, foray, incursion, inroad, invasion, raid). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | beöntés (clyster, enema, infusion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | irruzione (break in, inrush, raid). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | irruptionay irritativo (irritation). (various references) irupere. (various references) внезапное вторжение (inrush). (various references) provaljivanje, provala (break in, breaking in, burglary, housebreaking). (various references) irrupción (inrush). (various references) inträngande (infiltration, insinuation, intrusion, penetrating, permeation, searching), infall (crotchet, fancy, freak, idea, incursion, on the occasion of, vagary, whim, whimsicality), plötslig tillväxt, plötslig ökning. (various references) istila (incursion, infestation, invasion, spreading over), zorla girme (breaking, breaking in, intrusion), baskın (descent, dominant, forage, foray, heavy, incursion, inroad, overpowering, predominant, preponderant, prepotent, raid, sudden attack, surprise, swoop), akın (afflux, exodus, flow, foray, incursion, inflow, influent, influx, inroad, inrush, invasion, raid, razzia, rush, spate). (various references) розлиття, вторгнення (depredation, encroachment, inbreak, incursion, inruption, intrusion, penetration, rejection). (various references) sự xông v o (inrush). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "irruption": irruptions. (additional references) | |
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"Irruption" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: erruption, iruption. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "irruption" (pronounced 'Ir*rup"tion'): Abacination, Abaction, Abalienation, Abarticulation, Abbreviation, Abdication, Abduction, Aberration, Abevacuation, Abirritation, Abjection, Abjudication, Abjuration, Ablactation, Ablaqueation, Ablation, Ablegation, Abligurition, Abnegation, Abnodation, Abolition, Abomination, Abortion, Abreaction, Abrenunciation, Abreption, Abrogation, Abruption, Absentation, Absolution, Absorbition, Absorption, Abstention, Abstraction, Absumption, Accentuation, Acceptation, Acceptilation, Acception, Acclimatation, Acclimation, Acclimatization, Accombination, Accommodation, Accreditation, Accrementition, Accretion, Accubation, Accusation, Acervation. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "i-i-n-o-p-r-r-t-u" | |
-3 letters: inpour, irrupt, tropin, turnip, uptorn. | |
-4 letters: input, intro, nitro, orpin, pinot, pinto, piton, point, print, prion, prior, punto, purin, puton, rutin, torii, unrip. | |
-5 letters: inro, inti, into, iron, noir, nori, pint, pion, pirn, porn, port, pour, pout, punt, puri, purr, riot, roti, roup, rout, ruin, runt, tipi, tiro, topi, tori, torn, torr, tour. | |
| Words containing the letters "i-i-n-o-p-r-r-t-u" | |
+1 letter: irruptions. | |
+2 letters: parturition, proteinuria. | |
+3 letters: incorruption, interruption, parturitions, proteinurias. | |
+4 letters: corruptionist, incorruptible, incorruptibly, incorruptions, interruptions, prefiguration, primogeniture, proventriculi. | |
+5 letters: anticorruption, corruptionists, incorruptibles, instructorship, prefigurations, pressurization, primogenitures, supernutrition, superscription, ultraprecision. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 72 72 75 70 74 69 6F 6E |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01110010 01110010 01110101 01110000 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I r r u p t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 0072 0072 0075 0070 0074 0069 006F 006E |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)438484878286758180 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Albanian | fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferim | shqip, албанец, албански език, албански, albánský, Albanais, albaner, αλβανικόσ, Αλβανός, αλβανόσ, albán, albanese, albanês, arnãut, albanez, arnãuţesc, албанский, albanski, albanac, albanés, alban, Arnavut, албанський, албанка, албанець |
Bulgarian | речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, превод | bulgr, български, български език, българин, bulharský, bulgare, 'ούλγαρος, bolgár, bulgaro, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, búlgaro, bulgar, bulgaristan ile ilgili, болгарський, người Bun-ga-ri tiếng Bun-ga-ri |
Czech | slovník, definice, překlad | çek, чешки, èesky, èeské, èech, èeština, èeský, èeška, tchèque, Tscheche, tschechisch, Tschechin, Τσέχος, cseh, ceco, ceh, чешский, češki jezik, čeh, češki, checo, tjeck, Çek, çekoslovakyalı kimse, çekoslovakyalı, çek dili, чех, чеська мова, чеський, чешка, người Séc tiếng Séc |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | frëngjishte, frëng, franceze, френски език, френски, francouzský, francouzština, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, francese, francês, francezii, franţuzesc, francezã, francez, franţuzeşte, французский, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, fransk, franska, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | gjerman, германски, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, nìmec, nìmecký, allemand, "ερμανός, német, tedesco, alemão, neamţ, немецкий, germanski, alemán, tysk, alman, німкеня, німецький, німець, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | гръцки език, гръцки, грък, řek, řecký, řeètina, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greco, grego, greacã, греческий, грек, grčki, grk, grčki jezik, griego, grek, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum, грецький, гречанка, грецька мова, quân bạc bịp tôi không thể hiểu được điều đó thật l kỳ phùng địch thủ, kẻ lừa đảo, kẻ cắp b gi gặp nhau, người Hy-lạp tiếng Hy-lạp kẻ bịp bợm |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, maïarský, maïarština, maïar, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, unguresc, limba ungarã, limba maghiarã, ungureşte, ungur, maghiar, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar, húngaro, ungrare, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорський, угорка, угорець, người Hung-ga-ri tiếng Hung-ga-ri |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | италиански език, италиански, италианец, italský, italština, ital, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, italiano, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, italianã, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italijan, italijanski jezik, italijanski, italiensk, italienska, italienare, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugez, portugalisht, португалски, португалски език, португалец, portugalský, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, português, portughez, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalac, portugalski, portugués, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, португальський, португальська мова, португалець, người B"-đ o-nha tiếng B"-đ o-nha |
Romanian | dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire | rumun, румънски език, румънски, румънец, rumunský, rumunština, Roumain, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, román, rumeno, romeno, român, румынский, румын, rumunski jezik, rumunski, rumano, rumänsk, румунський, румунка, румунська мова, румун |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | руски език, руски, руснак, ruština, ruský, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, orosz, russo, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, ryss, Rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський, người Nga tiếng Nga |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | serbokroatisch, servo-croata, sârbo-croat, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | spanjoll, испански език, испански, španìlský, španìlština, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spanyol, spagnolo, espanhol, spaniol, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, испанский, španski, španski jezik, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, översättning | suedez, шведски, шведски език, швед, švédský, švédština, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, svedese, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський, người Thuỵ điển tiếng Thuỵ điển |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | turk, турски език, турски, turecký, tureètina, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, török, turcesc, turc, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk, турецький, турецька мова, tiếng Thổ nhĩ kỳ |
Ukrainian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | ukrainisht, ukrainas, украинец, украински език, ukrajinec, ukrajinština, ukrajinský, ukrajinka, ukrainien, ukrainisch, ukrainerin, Ukrainer, ουκρανικόσ, Ουκρανός, ουκρανόσ, ukrán, ucraino, ucraniano, ucrainean, украинский язык, украинский, украинец украинский, ukrajinski, ukrajina, ucranio, ukrainare, ukraynalı, ukrayna, ukraynaca, український, українець, người U-kren tiếng U-kren |
Vietnamese | có tính chất sách vở, sự định rõ, sự định nghĩa, lời định nghĩa sự định, sự dịch, sự biến th nh sự giải thích | vietnamisht, vietnamez, виетнамски език, виетнамски, vietnamec, vietnamský, vietnamka, vietnamština, vietnamien, vietnamesin, vietnamesisch, vietnamese, 'ιετναμέζος, vietnami, vietnámi, vietnamita, вьетнамский, vijetnamski jezik, vijetnamski, vijetnamac, vietnames, vietnamlı, vietnam dili, vietnam, в'"тнамець, в'"тнамський, người Việt nam tiếng Việt |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, английски език, английски, англичаните, anglicky, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglese, inglês, englezesc, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés, engelsk, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
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