IRRUPTION
Scrabble letter values: I1R1R1U1P3T1I1O1N1 = 11
Definition
- noun a sudden violent entrance.
- noun a sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a population.
- noun a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition). — synonyms: outbreak, eruption
Examples
- “a bursting in”
- “the recent irruption of bad manners”
- “the outbreak of hostilities”