irrupt

ɪˈrʌpt

Definition

Definition of irrupt - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

sudden entry

Rare

enter forcibly or suddenly

Rare

The protestors irrupted into the building..

burst

invade

storm

rapid increase

TECH.

increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner

TECH.

The population of rodents irrupted after the mild winter..

escalate

explode

surge

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Origin of irrupt

Latin, irrupt (burst in)

Examples of irrupt in a sentence

Fans irrupted onto the stage during the concert.
Invasive species can cause native populations to irrupt.
The number of tourists irrupted during the holiday season.

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French:faire irruption, exploser, ...
German:eindringen, schnell ansteigen, ...
Italian:irrompere, aumentare bruscamente, ...
Spanish:entrar bruscamente, aumentar bruscamente, ...
Portuguese:invadir, explodir, ...
Chinese:闯入, 激增, ...
Japanese:乱入する, 急増する, ...
Arabic:اقتحم, اجتاحَ, ...
Hebrew:לִפְרוֹץ, לְהִתְפָּרֵץ, ...
Russian:ворваться, резко увеличиться, ...
Ukrainian:увірватися, різко збільшитися, ...
Hindi:अचानक प्रवेश करना, तेजी से बढ़ना, ...
Bengali:হঠাৎ প্রবেশ করা, দ্রুত বৃদ্ধি পাওয়া, ...
Catalan:irrompre, augmentar ràpidament, ...
Czech:vpadnout, přemnožit se, ...
Danish:bryde ind, stige hurtigt, ...
Dutch:binnenstormen, snel toenemen, ...
Greek:εισβάλλω, αυξάνομαι ραγδαία, ...
Hungarian:betörni, elszaporodni, ...
Khmer:សម្រុកចូល, កើនឡើងយ៉ាងគំហុក, ...
Korean:난입하다, 급증하다, ...
Persian:وارد شدن به زور, افزایش سریع, ...
Polish:wtargnąć, gwałtownie wzrosnąć, ...
Portuguese (BR):invadir, explodir, ...
Romanian:a irumpe, a crește rapid, ...
Swedish:storma in, explodera i antal, ...
Thai:บุกเข้าไป, เพิ่มขึ้นอย่างรวดเร็ว, ...
Turkish:zorla girmek, hızla artmak, ...
Vietnamese:xông vào, tăng đột biến, ...

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