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