nnoun.acta sudden violent entrance; a bursting inExamples:- the recent irruption of bad manners
Derivationally Related Form:irrupt
Hypernyms:entering entrance entry incoming ingress
Inherited Hypernyms:irruptionentrancearrivalactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.processa sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a populationHypernyms:population growth
Inherited Hypernyms:irruptionpopulation growthincreaseprocessphysical entityentity
nnoun.eventa sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)Synset:eruption outbreak
Examples:- the outbreak of hostilities
Derivationally Related Form:eruptirrupt
Hypernyms:happening natural event occurrence occurrent
Inherited Hypernyms:outbreakhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:epidemicrecrudescence
Full Hyponyms:epidemicpandemicrecrudescence