irruption
/ɪ'rəpʃən/
noun
9 letters3 syllables11 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1
A sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition).
2
A sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a population.
3
A sudden violent entrance; a bursting in.
“the recent irruption of bad manners”
WORD FORMS
Related formirrupt
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®14 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinirruptionway
Starts & ends withI … N
Syllablesir · rup · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED3
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